Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!ukc!stl!stc!pete From: pete@stc.co.uk (Peter Kendell) Newsgroups: alt.sources.d Subject: Re: Beyond shar (Re: shars and security concerns.) Message-ID: <160@sneezy.stc.co.uk> Date: 25 May 90 19:04:18 GMT References: <15520@bfmny0.UU.NET> <18123@well.sf.ca.us> Organization: STC Telecoms Ltd, New Southgate, London, United Kingdom Lines: 21 In <18123@well.sf.ca.us> jef@well.sf.ca.us (Jef Poskanzer) writes: >In the referenced message, tneff@bfmny0.UU.NET (Tom Neff) wrote: >} UCT transmission savings are illusory since most >}newsfeeds are compressed anyway. Absolutely. >The reason I don't like compressed tar files is that you have to have >all parts before you can begin to unpack and peruse. The reason *I* don't like compressed tar files is that not all machines (Curse Intel for ever!) can handle 16-bit compression. Leave compression to the newsfeed. My upstream site *knows* to use 12 bits. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Peter Kendell | | ...mcvax!ukc!stc!pete | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------