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From: a665@mindlink.UUCP (Anthon Pang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: StuffIt Deluxe
Message-ID: <3037@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 3 Sep 90 02:23:39 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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leonardr@svc.portal.com (Leonard Rosenthol) writes:
>          Aladdin is MORE THAN WILLING to work with anyone who wishes to
> produce
> stuffing/unstuffing software for both Macintosh and other platforms. At
> this time, a number of companies including Software Ventures (MicroPhone
> II), Freesoft (White Knight), CE Software (QuicKeys) have incorporated in
> some form that ability to create and unstuff both 1.5.1 and Classic/Deluxe
> archives.
>         They are also working with others to create Classic/Deluxe compatible
> applications for other platforms including UNIX, DOS, Windows, etc. They
> want to provide solutions for other platforms, but admittedly they feel (and
> I agree with them) that it is their best interest to control who gets that
> information.

I joined this newsgroup in order to get more information on UnStuffIt for 2
reasons:

   The _only_ Amiga version of UnStuffIt (that I've encountered) can neither
handle RLE compression or folders (in any way)...and it certainly doesn't
handle Classic/Deluxe.  Is there a "solution" for this platform?

   Secondly, our system runs under Xenix, and one of the fine tools on our
board, is the ability to look in archives and extract files from
archives...unfortunately not for .SIT files.  For this reason, I was looking
for a Xenix implementation or sufficient info, to craft our own.

   Since you mention neither of these platforms, are these being worked on (as
we "speak")?  If not, what are Alladin's requirements of an "interested party"
wishing to make such a port?