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From: [e-mail] (David Schmoll)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: csx/Qwkie64
Date: 30 Jan 1996 05:36:52 -0700
Organization: University of Denver, Math/CS Dept.
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Hi [e-mail],

 DE> From my commercial account I downloaded a file libfe.qwk.
 DE> According to the documention with
 DE> Qwkie64, this can be dissolved with
 DE> CSX to produce two files, an .NDX and
 DE> .Message ones for use by Qwkie64.

 DE> Using a version of CSX01.sda downloaded
 DE> from ccnga.uwaterloo.ca, I tried
 DE> dissolving  libfe.qwk and it says it
 DE> finished, but nothing seems too happen.

CSX only dissolves files compressed using ARC compression, but the
packet could also be compressed using ZIP. There is a program that does
both however, and it is called UNZIP128, assuming the compression is
the older PKZIP V1.xx. Don't let the name UNZIP128 fool you, there is a
special 64 module in the release, running under QPE, that dissolves
either arc or zip compression in 64 mode, it attempts to use the ML
from the CSX release if a ZIP packet is not found, and when it is done
QPE will then load QWKie. The possibility also exist the packet is
compressed using something else, but hopefully you can choose either
ARC or the older PKZIP V1.xx on your provider.

BTW, UNZIP128 is my program. :) There is also a stand alone program
called UNZIP64 written by Bill Lucier, but when dealing with QWK
packets I think UNZIP128/QPE is better suited for the job, since it was
written specifically for that job.

... [e-mail] (David Schmoll)
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