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From: RICK@QUCDNEE.BITNET (Rick Pim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: compress
Message-ID: <F042AC66373F8000BA@qucdnee.ee.QueensU.CA>
Date: 10 Dec 90 20:37:00 GMT
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> are  za011@zeus.unomaha.edu

>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.

 a fallacy. the vms program LZDCMP is capable of decompressing files
created with unix compress. LZCMP is the corresponding compression
routine. works fine for me. badger your system manager; most vms systems
have copies somewhere.

rp
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Rick Pim                                            bitnet:rick@qucdnee
Department of Electrical Engineering         rick@qucdnee.ee.queensu.ca
Queen's University, Kingston                     (bitnet:rick@qucdnast)
(613) 545-6772                               (rick@bill.phy.queensu.ca)
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