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From: roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: .ARC suffix
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Date: 6 Feb 91 02:36:50 GMT
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offline@infopls.chi.il.us (Jeff Gostin) writes:

> Franco@gprc.UUCP
> >What software do I need for files ending with the .arc suffix?
> 
> The software you need in order to de-.arc the file is LHARC. This should 
> be available from SIMTEL, but if not, it usually isnt too hard to find a 
> copy on most local BBS's. Hope this helps!
>      Jeff Gostin

Bzzt! Thanks for playing, though, Jeff!

.ARC files are unpacked with one of the following:

ARC from System Enhancement Associates (the political wrong choice)

PKUNPAK from PKWare, the Phil Katz concern (politically correct ;-)

PAK from No-Gate Consulting

(PKPAK and PAK also create ARC-compatible files)

All 3 are shareware. Be warned, though, that the _new_ version of ARC
from SEA is _not_ shareware, not compatible with earlier releases, and
not unpackable except with their program. (as far as I know, it's also
not selling very well, but that's what they get for being
litigation-prone, IMHO)

LHARC creates files with the extension .LZH

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