Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.apps:4752 comp.sys.mac.misc:9824 comp.sys.mac.programmer:22825 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!eru!kth.se!cyklop.nada.kth.se!news From: d88-jwa@byse.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: PROPOSAL - Archive Standard Message-ID: Date: 20 Mar 91 16:33:03 GMT References: <6008@crystal9.UUCP> Sender: news@nada.kth.se (Mr News) Distribution: comp Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Lines: 42 In-reply-to: derosa@motcid.UUCP's message of 14 Mar 91 22:55:12 GMT In article <6008@crystal9.UUCP> derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes: 4) If the document or folder is 20K or larger then compress the document/folder with Compactor as a self-extracting archive (.sea). Why not Stuffit, you might ask? In this area I am Popular demand most probably still is StuffIt because: a) it's still more widespread and used in many sites b) there exist tools for unpacking of stuffit archives on non-mac platforms. I personally de-binhex files on the unix box I ftp from, then unsit them and compress them instead, easing the process of transferring to A/UX and saving a lot of modem or disk space. Why self-extracting, you might ask? If the file is Non-mac boxes can't run self-extractors. They are out. It also takes space... Maybe, just maybe, I'll throw something together that a) supports files & folders b) runs on unix _and_ mac c) is compatible with compress(1) The File & Folder stuff would by necessity be special, but I would provide source for the world... (I have most of these tools already working under Mac & A/UX, but not stable nor streamlined enough for release) Happy hacking, h+@nada.kth.se Jon W{tte -- "The IM-IV file manager chapter documents zillions of calls, all of which seem to do almost the same thing and none of which seem to do what I want them to do." -- Juri Munkki in comp.sys.mac.programmer