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From: WSCART01@ULKYVX.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Please use ZOO!
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Date: 29 Jun 89 17:10:00 GMT
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<But, here is my problem with ZOO usage (my two cents, no discussion required),
<I am a SYSOP of a BBS.  The common archive method is ZIP, with ARC second.
<So what I have to do now is unZOO the file and then ZIP up so that my users
<can get at the file.  The last thing they want is another archive program.
<
<Also, even though it has been pointed out to me that ZOO will work across
<many systems, the programs posted to c.b.i.p will only work on PCs.  So
<who cares if they can be unZOOd on another computer.  They sure ain't gonna
<work there.

 I find it rather insulting that some IBM users would rather not have a
standard protocal such as ZOO but would rather use the ZIP archive format.
If it were just IBM programs that were in ZIP format, I could possably
understand. That is not the case. GIF files are an example. GIF files
are ment to be utilized over a wide number of computer types. It is a
shame that some BBS put them in ZIP format. It's foolish!

 The point is, other computer types do utilize your programs and information.
Please use ZOO.


Stuart Carter            |
University of Louisville |             This space for rent!