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From: earl@msudoc.UUCP (Robert Earl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: LYNX and ARC
Message-ID: <1375@msudoc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-Apr-87 12:35:50 EDT
Article-I.D.: msudoc.1375
Posted: Thu Apr 23 12:35:50 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 26-Apr-87 19:51:55 EDT
References: <5046@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Reply-To: earl@msudoc.UUCP (Robert Earl)
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Organization: Michigan State Univ., Engineering, E. Lansing
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Summary: ARC is better

In article <5046@ut-ngp.UUCP> cc.rob@ut-ngp.UUCP writes:
>Can anyone tell me what LYNX and/or ARC are(is)?  I have been
>asked to ARC several files before uploading them to a BB in
>order to save space.  LYNX is supposed to combine multiple 
>files into one file.  Any ideas?
>
>Thanx
>
>Xavier Jones

LYNX is a program that will take several files and link them together
into one file (taking 1 or more blocks more than the total blocks of the
separate files).
ARC will put one or more files into an archive, using various means to
crunch them down to take up less space.

ARC is usually better, especially for uploading to a BBS, since the
resulting archive is smaller (by up to 50%) than all the individual
files would be.  This saves you time uploading, saves disks space on the
BBS, and saves download time.  I have versions of both of these programs
(not necessarily the most current ones) if you need them (E-Mail to me
if this is the case)

Hope this helped.

Bob Earl

earl@msudoc.UUCP