Path: utzoo!yunexus!geac!syntron!gerry
From: gerry@syntron.UUCP (G. Roderick Singleton)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Standard format for ARCed files
Message-ID: <278@syntron.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 88 03:26:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: syntron.278
Posted: Sun Mar 20 22:26:02 1988
References: <21480@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA> <92500006@convex>
Organization: Syntronics Manufacturing Inc., ON, Canada
Lines: 32

In article <92500006@convex>, loafman@convex.UUCP writes:
< 
< > /* Written 10:12 pm  Mar 14, 1988 by rrodrigu@teknowledge-vaxc.UUCP */
< > /* ---------- "Re: Standard format for ARCed files" ---------- */
< > [...stuff deleted]
< > Who care whether the UN*X archive program can read them or not??? This is 
< > COMP.BINARIES.IBM.PC, not COMP.UN*X, so whatever you pull off this 
< > board is going to end up on a PC anyway. I vote for the self-extracting 
< > archives over the arced-only files.  I guess it's a vote for whether to
< > use the ZOO or the Phil Katz self extracting archivers.  I'll take either
< > but condemn to death the UN*X archive utility.
< > [...stuff deleted]
< > Russell
< 
< I care!  I would like to have the ability to preview the documentation
< in the archive _before_ I tie up phone lines to download it.  The
< [stuff deleted for brevity]

I CARE TOO! Interesting that some who use USENET forget that most
machines are UNIX-based and not toys on a study desk somewhere. 
To get back on track, SEA released sources to the net sometime ago
which has allowed most UNIX machines to read, create and extract files
from compatible archives, I know, I know, the compression isn't the
greatest BUT at least, I can handle archives on my BSD and Venix boxes by
using it.  Unfortunately, the author(s) of pkarc have not followed suit
so no pkarc on UNIX machines and I don't see anyone using ZOO.
THERFORE, LET'S USE SEA ARC.  In other words, I agree with loafman@convex.UUCP.
-- 
G. Roderick Singleton, Technical Services Manager
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"ALL animals are created equal, BUT some animals are MORE equal than others."
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