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From: woodsb@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Brent L. Woods)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Compress
Summary: Don't forget the binary mode in ftp.
Keywords: ftp, archives, binary
Message-ID: <4843@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 19 Jul 88 10:48:32 GMT
References: <3292@louie.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: woodsb@killer.UUCP (Brent L. Woods)
Organization: Artificial Realities, Inc.
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In article <3292@louie.udel.EDU> detert@lognet2.arpa (CMS David K. Detert) writes:
 >
 >Does anyone have a version of compress/uncompress that will work on the Amiga
 >and uncompress the files from the Purdue archives?  I have downloaded the
 >one from Purdue, but itlways returns an error - file not in compressed
 >format.  Any help would be appreciated.

     Hmmm.  Have you been using "binary" mode in ftp?  If you don't,
the compressed files can be corrupted by the transfer.  The files
uncompress just fine on my Amiga.

     In any case, there will be a new version of Amiga compress coming
out "real soon now."  This one will dynamically allocate the memory it
needs (previously, this was controlled by a compile-time option), and
look for an environment variable with a default number of bits (Manx
style environment).  I'm "almost finished" with it, eh?


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     Brent Woods, Co-Moderator, comp.{sources,binaries}.amiga

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