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From: terryy@plague.Berkeley.EDU (Terry Yeung)
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Subject: Re: ARC, ZIP, GSHK
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Date: 29 Mar 91 23:01:19 GMT
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In article <1991Mar6.003528.9502@isis.cs.du.edu> kreme@isis.UUCP (Name? I don't need no stinking name!) writes:
>I have been informed numerous times that GSHK 1.0.4 and Shrinkit 3.2 would
>unpack ARC and ZIP files.  However, after trying to unpack a file that was
>sent to me in ARC format, and another in ZIP format, I have gotten exactly
>nowhere with either version of Shrinkit.  The files were uploaded to my GS
>from an IBM machine, and are sitting in the IBM section of my SuperTac.  I
>don't know what I'm foing wrong, but both Shrinkits tell me that the files
>are "unkown archive type."   Needless to say, this is frustrating.  Anyone
>out there have any advice or help for me?

I have been able to unpack some ARC files that I've downloaded from BBSes
with no real problems using GSHK 1.0.3.  As far as I know GSHK can not unpack
ZIP files and Shrinkit 3.2 can't unpack either one.  If you are getting an
'unknow archive type' error the file might have been corrupted on uploading.
One thing you should know about is that when GSHK unpacks ARC, Unix Compress,
StuffIt or Zoo files it'll save the unpacked file as a binary file and you'll
have to change the file type yourself.  Hope this is of use to you.

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