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From: jac@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jim Clausing)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Major problems with StuffIt (1.40a and 1.31)
Message-ID: <14221@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 25 May 88 15:34:37 GMT
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In article <440013@hpdstma.HP.COM> dave@hpdstma.HP.COM (Dave Waller) writes:
[...]
<Unfortunately, although the advantages of StuffIt are extensive, it has the
<chief disadvantage of making files unusable for those who don't have Stuffit
<to decompress the archives.
<
<Dave Waller
<[ucbvax!]hplabs!hpdstma!dave

Well this problem is actually being taken care of.  I recently saw
some stuff on GEnie called AutoUnStuffIt (or something close to that)
which turns your stuffit archive into an application that automatically
unpacks itself (adding about 15K to the size of the file).  I haven't
used it and I haven't actually seen it used, but this would take care
of your objection.
-- 
Jim Clausing  -- "Is it time for a colorful metaphor?"
CIS Department			
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