Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.misc:7041 comp.sys.mac.apps:3188 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!rpi!mts.rpi.edu!Garance_Drosehn From: Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu (Garance Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Stuffit 1.5.1 or CHAOS! (Was: Don't post stuff using stuffit) Message-ID: <`NQ^73|@rpi.edu> Date: 28 Dec 90 18:56:47 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. Lines: 29 Nntp-Posting-Host: gilead.its.rpi.edu References: <1990Dec28.011656.7485@sics.se> In article <1990Dec28.011656.7485@sics.se> ollef@sics.se (Olle Furberg) writes: > I think the most important thing with compression utilities is that > everyone is able to uncompress the files. > > I've seen postings using Stuffit Classic, Stuffit Deluxe, Compactor and > Compactor Self extracting. If this trend will continue then everyone must > collect all new compression utilities, and there will be a lot of FAQs > like "How do I uncompress the file XXXX?" > > We have made an agreement of using Stuffit 1.5.1 until we could > *agree* of a better replacement. > > UNTIL THEN: KEEP USING STUFFIT 1.5.1 FOR ALL YOUR POSTINGS TO THE NET! Everything said above makes sense. America Online has gone with the same guidelines for uploading files there, and for pretty much the same reasons. They do allow ".sea" files (self-extracting archives) but then then they pretty much assume you have a Mac if you're going to be downloading software from AOL. I'm not quite sure what the current situation is on CIS, as I haven't been on much recently. I did notice some threads there with people upset about the increasing chaos of compaction methods. Anyone know what their current uploading policy is? (CIS = CompuServe Information Services...) Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu