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From: jrusso@sandstone.wpi.edu (Jeffrey K Russo)
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Subject: Re: Help with pkunzip 0.92
Keywords: pkzip pkunzip
Message-ID: <1991Jun6.145856.8381@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 6 Jun 91 14:58:56 GMT
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In article <1991Jun6.140854.7814@mcs.kent.edu> eretherf@mcs.kent.edu (Eric Von Retherford) writes:
>I have downloaded a bunch of files <IN BINARY MODE> from cica in Indiana.
>When I use unzip I get :
>
>PKUNZIP: Warning! I don't know how to handle: somefile
>
>How do I fix such a thing???
>
>Thanks for your help!!
>
>Eric Von Retherford

Well, if your subject line is correct (0.92) then you've got an old version of
PKZIP/UNZIP. The latest, I believe, is 1.1. Chances are that the file you're
trying to unzip was zip'd with 1.1 and 0.92 can't handle it.

Jeff


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		Jeff Russo	(jrusso@wpi.wpi.edu)
		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
		Worcester, MA  01609
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