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From: erk@americ.UUCP (Erick Parsons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: PkaWare/PkaZip
Message-ID: <02534.AA02534@americ.UUCP>
Date: 11 Mar 90 13:15:38 GMT
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>From: dfrancis@tronsbox.UUCP (Dennis Francis Heffernan)Message-ID: <25f4ac65:5446.1comp.sys.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
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>	It's not that I have any problem with the ZIP format.  It's that the
>program is overblown.  The author mentioned all the wonderful things it does,

Agreed,
I was shocked by the size of the executable when I de-scrunged it myself.
The only reason that I even included it in my C directory is:

1. It was the only program that would unzip a file that I wanted
2. It is admitedly very nicely done. I wish all programs that run on 
   their own screen would center themselves in a more rowed screen !!!!

>	I don't see why I should register when I don't use the software.  
>Future upgrades might change my mind, but I'm not going to pay in advance for
>them.

As far as registering the program with a shareware donation, if you don't 
use the program you don't have to register it. My understanding of the
shareware theory has always been.. Try it a couple of times and if you
find that you use it a LOT send me XX.XX amount of dollars. To require
anybody to send a shareware contribution would IMHO exclude them from the
privelages of using this net for the purposes of distribution. I've sent
a total of ONE shareware contribution to date. It was a program that I 
would consider worth the 25.00 sent were I to pick it up off the store
shelves. That was JRComm by Jack Radigan. BTW another program that takes
advantage of a more rowed screen !! I will consider paying a contribution
for the PKAzip when I start seeing more zip files on BBS's around here. For
now lharc and zoo seem to be very predominant and I feel that the BBS sys
ops are getting tired of changing formats every week for every new scheme.

>	--dfh	...uunet!tronsbox!dfrancis


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