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- From: dcarr@gandalf.ca (Dave Carr)
- Subject: Re: PKZip 2.x
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.122630.1545@gandalf.ca>
- Organization: Gandalf Data Ltd.
- References: <14n1vhINNrhc@agate.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 12:26:30 GMT
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- In <14n1vhINNrhc@agate.berkeley.edu> bho@ocf.berkeley.edu () writes:
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- >I was wondering if the current ZIP file format fully machine and
- >platform independent; i.e., will it support extended file
- >attributes in OS/2, extended attributes/filenames in Unix, etc.
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- >Along that vein, has anybody heard of any announcement for a
- >PKZip for OS/2?
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- ZIP yes. PKZIP no. You need the INFO-ZIP 2.x compression source.
- It should be released shortly after PKZIP 2.x. They are
- compatible.
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