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From: Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: lharc
Message-ID: <1991Jun07.124726.19582@actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 7 Jun 91 12:47:26 GMT
References: <4170@hh.maus.de> <1991Jun06.184148.17672@convex.com>
Organization: Actrix Networks
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In article <1991Jun06.184148.17672@convex.com> rosenkra@convex.com (William Rosencranz) writes:
> In article <4170@hh.maus.de> Thomas_Quester@hh.maus.de (Thomas Quester) writes:
> >If you send me a disk and the stamps you'll receive the LZH 1.13.21 or
> >a newer version. The bugs you described are fixed at 1.13.20.
> 
> months ago i started a debate on the (current) weakness of lharc. since
> then, it seems nothing has changed: MANY people still have compatibility
> problems (at least 10 articles complaining in the last month). and still
> we bicker over pennies (i can get bulk DSDD disks for $0.39US each).
> 
> and now we have yet another potentially incompatible version, with a
> new version numbering scheme. why can't you guys who write these
> versions get together and decide on a standard already? i say "potentially"
> incompatible because i have not used it nor read its docs. but where
> lharc is concerned, it is safe to expect the worst :-(. and the terminator
> guys and steve grimm should be on that "committee", too, so we at least
> try for compatibility (already). sheesh...
> 
> oh well...
> 
> -bill
> rosenkra@convex.com
> (i NEVER use lharc :-)
> 
> BTW: i am pleased to see compressed tar files appearing :-). hint, hint...
> the .taz file is the wave of the future! now if only GEMDOS could support
> file.tar.Z naming...
> --
> Bill Rosenkranz            |UUCP: {uunet,texsun}!convex!c1yankee!rosenkra
> Convex Computer Corp.      |ARPA: rosenkra%c1yankee@convex.com

Before you rave/rant about some one elses product, you could have at
least tried or tested it out, at least this chap is trying to make
a better LZH, and fixes those compatiblity problems that you are on about,
and did you know that its the fastes LZH to date.

Also note, Arcshell C.F.Johnson (Little Green Footballs) now has
support for it, he has not so far supported the other lzh programs
that you are on about..

So why not give it a try, and then eat your words..
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