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██████╗ █████╗ ██████╗ RAR Information Sheet - v1.1 ██╔══██╗ ██╔══██╗ ██╔══██╗ ════════════════════════════ ██████╔╝ ███████║ ██████╔╝ ██╔══██╗ ██╔══██║ ██╔══██╗ Last updated: 4th June 1995 ██║ ██║ ██║ ██║ ██║ ██║ ═════════════════════════════ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ The RAR archiver - Copyright Eugene Roshal 1993-95 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════ Contents ════════ 1. Introduction and Acknowledgments 2. Specific Configurations GEcho FastEcho Squish FileManager AllFix File Library Manager 3. Applications and Utilities with "built-in" RAR support 4. Where to get further help 5. "The RAR Family" 6. About this document ═══════════════════════════ 1. Introduction and Acknowledgments ═════════════════════════════════ With the ever increasing popularity of the RAR archiver, this "FAQ" has been introduced to help new users of RAR to configure their favorite applications and utilities to enable RAR support. Where possible, screen captures of the actual configuration screens are used. In providing these "help screens", copyright and/or ownership of the original programs by their authors and/or publishers is acknowledged, and you should consult the documentation of those programs for more specific help. In particular, the programs mentioned in this document are generally released under the shareware or freeware concept, and you should refer to their individual licensing documents for information on any usage restrictions or requirements. The members of the RAR Support Team would like to convey their grateful appreciation to all authors of software that supports the RAR archiver. Whilst every effort has been taken to test the configurations shown in this document, no warranty as to their accuracy is made or implied, and, as always, you should READ THE DOCUMENTATION of the individual software package concerned. ══════════════════════════ 2. Specific Configurations ═══════════════════════ NB: a) For all configurations, if the "always make solid" option in RAR is enabled, the '-s' switch may be omitted from the packer configuration. b) It is generally suggested that the -m3 (standard compression) option is used by default in most circumstances. Maximum compression ( -m5 ) may be preferred, although this will cause RAR to run a little slower when compressing. GEcho SETUP 1.11+ - Registered version ────────────────────────────────────── NB: The configuration line for GEcho allows a maximum of 18 characters for instertion of the command line options. It is assumed, therefore, the the "make solid" option ( -s ), has been included as a default in your standard RAR configuration. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ░░│ ░░│ ARC ARC.EXE -a ╒══════════════════════════════ RAR ╕ ░░│ ARJ ARJ.EXE a -e │ │ ░░│ LZH LHA.EXE a /m │ Program file RAR.EXE │ ░░│ PAK PAK.EXE A /L │ │-Switches a -ep1 -m3 -o+ -y │ ░░│ ZIP PKZIP.EXE -a │ │-Memory 425 │ ░░│ ZOO ZOO.EXE a: │ +-Available Yes │ ░░│ SQZ SQZ.EXE a /p │ │ ░░│ UC2 UC.EXE A -BF │ Program file RAR.EXE │ ░░│ RAR RAR.EXE a -e │ │-Switches e -o+ -y │ ░░│ 10 │ +-Memory 270 │ ░░│ GUS │ │ ░░│ PKT ╘═══════════════════════════════════╛ FASTECHO 1.41Γ ────────────── ╔═════════════════════ Compression Programs ══════════════════════╗ ║ Tag Command List ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ A) ZIP Pkzip.exe -ao @ ║ ║ B) ARJ Arj.Exe a -y -e ! ║ ║ C) ARC Arc.exe aw @ ║ ║ D) LZH LHa.Exe a -m1 @ ║ ║ E) PAK Pak.Exe a /wa /st @ ║ ║ F) SQZ Sqz.Exe a /p3 @ ║ ║ G) RAR rar.exe a -m3 -ep1 -s -y -c- @ ║ ║ H) ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ╔═════════════════════ Decompression Programs ════════════════════╗ ║ Type Command ║ ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Unknown rar.exe e -y -c- ║ ║ ARC Arc.Exe xwo ║ ║ PKARC PkUnPak.Exe -xr ║ ║ PAK Pak.Exe e /wa /st ║ ║ ARC+Plus Xarc.Exe ║ ║ ZOO Zoo.Exe xo ║ ║ PKZip PkunZip.Exe -o -ed ║ ║ LHa LHa.Exe e -m1 ║ ║ ARJ Arj.Exe e -y ║ ║ SQZ Sqz.Exe e /p3o1 ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Squish ────── To configure UNRAR in the Squish ((c) Lanius Corporation) compress.cfg: Archiver RAR Extension RAR Ident 0,526172211a0700 Extract unrar e %a %f View unrar v %a End Archiver AllFix version 4.31/g2 ────────────────────── Extracted from the UPDATE.LOG of the latest AllFix Gamma release. ALLFIX version 4.31/g2 ---------------------- 14. I have added the ability to define other archive programs. You need to enter the extension and the archive signature. The extension is necessary to make archives of that format, and the signature is necessary to recognize archives of that format. Below is a sample configuration for the new compression program RAR: Program file RAR ├─Switches a -std -y -r -s -ep1 └─Banner Program file RAR └─Switches x -std -y Signature 52 61 72 21 Extention RAR The signature is encoded using hexadecimal values. Spaces can also be entered as wildcards. This means ALLFIX will skip that particular byte. The signatures for other archivers can usually be found in the documentation or in the technical specifications. I determined the signature for RAR by inspecting a few archives. FILEMGR BETA v0.60 ────────────────── ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░+═══════════════════+░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════ ░░░░░░░░░│ ░░░░░░░░░│ ZIP ╒═══════════════════════════ Archiver 1 ╕ ░░░░░░░░░│ ARJ │ │ ░░░░░░░░░│ LZH │ Packer name : rar.exe │ ░░░░░░░░░│ ARC │ │> Switches : a -av -ep1 %1 @%2 │ ░░░░░░░░░│ PAK │ +> Add banner : c %1 ═%2 │ ░░░░░░░░░│ ZOO │ │ ░░░░░░░░░│ Squeeze │ Unpack name : unrar.exe │ ░░░░░░░░░│ RAR │ +> Switches : e -o+ -c- %1 │ ░░░░░░░░░│ Hyper │ │ ░░░░░░░░░│ DWC ╘═══════════════════════════════════════╛ FLM2 (File Library Manager) v2.20 Advanced Edition ────────────────────────────────────────────────── NB: It is intended to include FULL RAR support in the next release of File Library Manager. ╒════════════════════════ Archiver Configuration ════════════════════════╕ │ Record 1 of 30 │ │ Archive Extension : RAR │ │ │ │ Pack Command Line : +RAR.EXE A *F *L -s -ep1 -y │ │ Pack Command Line with Paths : +RAR.EXE A *F *L -s -r │ │ │ │ Unpack Command Line : +RAR.EXE E *F *L -y -std │ │ Unpack Command Line with Paths : +RAR.EXE X *F *L -y -std │ │ │ │ Delete from Archive Command Line : │ │ │ │ Banner File Cmd Line : <Not required - set in RAR config> │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ESC-exit F1-help │ ╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ════════════════════════════ 3. Applications and Utilities with "built-in" RAR support ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The following is a list of programs which are known to include internal support for the RAR archiver. The descriptions are taken directly from the file-descriptions supplied with the programs. Filename: Description: ════════ ═══════════ Mta_vf58.rar MTA Make Them Anything V 15.58 Minor Rel. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* DISP software: MTA -- Make Them Anything Version/Date : V 15.58 / August 14th, 1994 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* MTA is a conversion utility to convert al- most any archive and/or GIF to another for- mat. It contains special support for BBS's, exits, doors and such. Also you can check for virus inside the archives while you convert. Add-on utilities included !! Also included is support for FileDoor (LITE and PRO) *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This version adds: * RAR support * UC2r2 volume-label support * Virtual volume labels for archivers that don't support volume-labels * Some bug-fixes *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Mta1vf58.rar MTA Make Them Anything V 15.58.1 Minor Rel *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* DISP software: MTA -- Make Them Anything Version/Date : V 15.58.1 / August 14th,1994 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This archive is a patch for MTA V 15.58 to fix some small problems with RAR. You must (at least) have the MTA_VF58.ZIP main release archive (optional the overlay and DPMI versions). *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Csys14.rar CompSys 1.4, the LiveSystems ObjectOrientated toolbox for using compressed files. Full source, easy to extend. Already used in a number of released programs! Ncav48b8.rar AVIEW V4.8 Beta-8, 20-Dec-94, The Norton Commander Archive Viewer. A small utility to manipulate ARC, ARJ, HYP, LZH, PAK, RAR, SQZ, UC2, ZIP and ZOO files, lots of options, can be fully mouse-operated, very easy to use, can also be used as stand-alone utility. *FREEWARE* *** PUBLIC BETA RELEASE *** Shez105.rar SHEZ v10.5-<ASP>-Premier Compression Shell. ZIP, LHA, ZOO, ARC, ARJ, SQZ, PAK, UC2, HAP, RAR, WINDOWS COMPRESSED supported. Improved 4DOS/NDOS support, Strip comments from ARJ files, Config menu hot keys, and numerous misc. fixes. One of the most versatile compressed/normal file manipulators. Easy to use and extremely user configurable. Rav150.rar █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▀▀▀▀█ █▀█ █ ▄▄▄ ▄█ ▄▄▄▄ █ █ █ █ █ ▀█ █ █ █ █ █░░░░█▀█░░█░░░░█▀█░░█░░░░█ ▄█░█ █▒▒▒▒█ █▒▒█▒▒▒▒█ █▒▒█▒▒▒▒█▄█▒▒█ █▓▓▓▓█ █▓▓█▓▓▓▓█ █▓▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▄█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█▄ ▌ Remote Archive Viewer 1.5 ▐ ▌ for Remote Access 2.+ ▐ ▌─────────────────────────────▐ ▌ On-line Archive Viewer for ▐ ▌ ZIP2, ARJ2, LZH, RAR, UC2 ▐ ▌ SQZ, ZOO, ARC, PAK. ▐ ▌ Detecting arc by arc-id. ▐ ▌ Viewing SFX archives. ▐ ▌ Viewing imbedded archives. ▐ ▌ Extracting files for dl. ▐ ▌ Internal text viewer. ▐ ▌ ANSI & Avatar support. ▐ ▌ Full language support. ▐ ▌ Colors configurable. ▐ ▌ Usable for RAMGR, too. ▐ ▌ Easy installation. ▐ ▌─────────────────────────────▐ ▌ ShareWare by G.Brockhaus ▐ ▌ Prize $10/15,-DM ▐ ▀█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▀ Rfw_v131.rar RFW Remote FileList (Windowed) V 1.31 Min. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* DISP software: Remote Filelist Window(ed) Version/Date : V 1.31 / August 15th, 1994 *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* RFW is a program to view the file-listings on a BBS and a direct replacement for the internal file-list viewers. Tagging in the DISP/FileDoor compatible format is present as well as a direct interface to DISP MTS archive-view program. Special support for CD-ROM. Can do file-list, newfile-list, file-search and keyword-search, the latter also INSIDE non-archive files. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Version 1.31 is a minor release that fixes the high CPU consumption and now supports UC2 and RAR archives. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Find221e.rar FIND - a small, fast and reliable file- finder (v.2.21 - english) +----------------------------------------+ | Support for RA 2.0x and ProBoard 2.0x. | | Adds support for RAR and LIMIT and for | | extended descriptions in FILES.BBS and | | similar files... . | | Find is FREEWARE (c) Peter Hampf & pbs | | German version: FIND221G.ZIP (FINDG) | +----------------------------------------+ Ie103jan.rar InterEcho 1.03a/demo - Echomail tosser for Wildcat! 4.0, Wildcat! 3.5, PCBoard, JAM, Hudson and *.msg. Supports all common archive formats, sizes and names. Hubing to downlinks. Areafix. Netmail import/export for multiple netmail folders on your BBS. Smart area import. Easy to use. Demo exp Feb 01 1995. Call our BBS at 44-1603-219462 for more info. NU_V220.RAR NU - Nodelist Updater 2.20 ========================== Updates nodelists with the weekly difference files or a new nodelist. NU automatically detects the decompression method needed for the files, can create statistics, automatically compresses new files, updates descriptions for FILES.BBS or the RemoteAccess 2.0 filebase, and much, MUCH more .... THDPRO10.RAR THD ProScan Version 10.0 File/Upload Tester/Convertor. ARC-ARJ-HYP-LHA-PAK-RAR-UC2-ZIP-GIF-TD0 Virus Scan using any combination of TBScan, Scan and F-Prot. Simple to use installation for the first time user. Test and convert all of the supported archive types, incl. imbedded archives. Generic upload tester with support for FILES.BBS, RG, TG and RA 2.xx formats. ═════════════════════════════════ 4. Where to get further help ═════════════════════════ An international support conference exists for RAR, and is available on a growing number of FidoNet bulletin board systems around the world. The conference is also gated into the MercuryNet, VirtualNet and DiscNet networks. RAR Support and Registration sites are located strategically around the world, to offer local support and, in many cases, local FidoNet support conferences in their "native" language. Many of the programs in this document have support conferences of their own within FidoNet. ══════════════════════════════ 5. "The RAR Family" ════════════════ The RAR archiver has a growing number of support files of it's own. The following files are available from many BBS's worldwide, and from all RAR Support and Registration sites:- RAR ........ version 1.53 of "the World's Greatest Archiver" unRAR ...... The FREEware un-archiving companion to RAR (DOS version) unRAROS2 ... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for OS/2 unRARAMY ... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for Amiga unRARNT .... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for Windows NT unRARST .... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for ST users unRARLNX ... The FREEware RAR un-archiver, ported for LINUX users The source code for unRAR, to allow porting to other platforms is also freely available, and is included in the unRAR for DOS package. ═══════════════════════════════════ 6. About this document ═══════════════════ This document has been compiled from information gathered from the RAR Worldwide Support Conference, and from configuring and testing of various programs by RAR users and members of the RAR support team. New programs are continually being added, and this document will be updated and re-released from time to time. If you know of a program that supports (or can be configured to support) RAR, please notify the author (see below) or your nearest RAR Support Site (see enclosed RAR_SITE.TXT for details). ══════════════════ Dave Carter - UK/Eire RAR Support and Registration FidoNet : 2:25/60 Internet : davec@sentinel.co.uk WorldNet : 64:777/0 PO Box 50, Glossop, SK13 9NL, England MercuryNet: 240:100/35 Telephone: (Mobile) +44-(0)585-134567 Thankyou for supporting RAR!