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From: mwizard@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Craig Nelson)
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Subject: Re: Self-extracting Archives?
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Date: 17 Feb 91 09:57:53 GMT
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gnat@milton.u.washington.edu (lbf) writes:


>I have a feeling that this question gets asked 100's of times, but I simply
>don't have time to read *every* article...

>I am looking for a compression program that gives me an executable file
>so that I don't have to send the compressor with the disc.  Isn't there
>a PD program that will do this?

>Please e-mail to me--I appreciate your help :-)

	Depends on what your running. UNIX ? can't help you there.
DOS ?  somewhere out there is a BBS with your name on it and a recent version
of PKWare's PKZIP, usually denoted as PKZ110.EXE.  It is a self extracting
zip and has all necessary components to create your own.  Pay special attention
to the ZIP2EXE.EXE program included.  Thats the magic man you seek.


	If you can't find it, send me mail, I'll get it for you.


	Craig Nelson   (money and a fool are soon partying)