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From: macman@wpi.WPI.EDU (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: A tangible reason to use/support StuffIt. (maybe?)
Message-ID: <1991Jan10.220120.7400@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 10 Jan 91 22:01:20 GMT
References: <41298@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <1991Jan10.105544.1940@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
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In article <1991Jan10.105544.1940@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> pv9y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:

>One warning about the DDExpand translator in SD. One person on AOL had
>immediately downloaded it and tried and it promptly locked his machine
>up completely. Since Salient hasn't given their format to Aladdin any
>more than Aladdin has given their format to Salient, there are bound
>to be some quirks for a while until Aladdin completely figures out
>what Lloyd has done.

Actually, i'm not sure Alladin really knows what DD is doing... I haven't
SEEN the translator work yet, but from the file description I read, it
requires DiskDoubler, so I am ASSUMING (just a guess) that this translator
is using the IAC capability provided within the DiskDoubler INIT to first
uncompress file file, and then let Stuffit compress it.... can anyone
confirm this?  
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