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.ZIP vs. .gz
In OS/2land, a copy of GZIP also exists, and it works quite well. But we
also have PKZIP 2.04g-compatible utilities from the nice InfoZIP folks
that are freeware (and support EAs!). :-)
The advantage PKZIP's format has is a high level of recognition. If a
DOS user downloads a ZIP file, chance are extremely high that he/she will
understand what needs to be done to extract the contents.
GZIP is *not* well-know in the DOS world. On BBSes it's practically
nonexistant.
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The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then.
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