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From: vemis@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Jeff Mo)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: File Compression Utilities wanted
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Date: 15 Sep 89 13:25:06 GMT
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rocchi@ziebmef.mef.org (Paul Rocchi) writes:
>
>Does anybody out there have the name (or source) for a good UNIX/XENIX file
>compression utility?  One known to work harmelessly with Informix database
>files would be appreciated.   Thanks in advance.

SCO Xenix 2.3 386 has a compress program that works _very_ well
(lots of compression), which we have used for all types of files,
including Informix and executables.  We often will compress, send
to a customer's remote site via uucp and then uncompress.  Sum
always matches.

Jeff Mo, Vision-Ease MIS department, Optifacts division.  St. Cloud, MN, USA

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