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From: za011@zeus.unomaha.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: FTP file names .z
Message-ID: <5458.2761597f@zeus.unomaha.edu>
Date: 9 Dec 90 03:22:07 GMT
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In article <5436.2760cc11@zeus.unomaha.edu>, bacon@zeus.unomaha.edu writes:
> I have a question about ftp'ing to remote sites.
>  
> It seems that when you get down to the dir and file level on some systems
> the name of the prog that I want to get is labeled something like "Part01.z".
> I have assumed that the .z suffix meant that the file had been archived in 
> some form, and my guess was the the .z stood for zoo.
> 
> However, once I'm logged off and onto my own system, I have tried to unzoo
> these files and it hasn't worked.
>  
> I'm sure there must be something that I'm missing or that I don't understand
> that would quickly clarify this problem.
> 
> You can post (so everyone will know, even those who have been afraid to ask)
> on news or leave email to my address.
> 

I started replying to your message, then I noticed that I know you, Russ.
Z stands for Compress, and it is a UNIX compression method.  Since you are
using a VMS machine (yea!), you can't undo it, at least not on the VAX here.
I will place an Amiga Compress program in your account pronto.  Beware,
though, Compress eats memory like cops eat junk food, so you will not be able
to undo very large files.  If you have any large ones, I'll undo them for you.

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