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From: isle@dartvax.UUCP (Ken Hancock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: StuffIt. Please use PackIt!!
Message-ID: <7499@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 02:50:26 EST
Article-I.D.: dartvax.7499
Posted: Wed Oct 28 02:50:26 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 31-Oct-87 14:55:36 EST
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Reply-To: isle@dartvax.UUCP (Ken Hancock)
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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In article <1562@sics.se> roland@sics.se (Roland Karlsson) writes:
>I am unfourtainly forced to download StuffIt. Some person (Thats the most
>positive word I can think of) may use this NEW PackIt format. Please don't.
>
>StuffIt may be better than PackIt. It may save some bytes on the net. But
>it is not worth it! I (and probably you) already have a working solution how
>to download with PackIt ( Using PackIt (on MAC), unpit (on UNIX), etc. ).
>

I wish to differ.  I think in long term, StuffIt will become more popular
as can be seen already on BBS's, Compuserve, GEnie, etc.  StuffIt is
much easier to use, better packing, faster, and friendlier.  I realize it
may be an inconvenience to unstuff on the mac instead of xbin'ing and
unpit'ing on UNIX, but in the long term, I think you'd like StuffIt
much more if you gave it a try.  It's fantastic for archiving old
files/paint pictures, etc.

Ken

P.S.  My $$$ is in the mail as soon as I get paid....*grin*


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