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- From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
- Subject: Re: Corrupted zip files
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.183846.21003@uwasa.fi>
- Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 18:38:46 GMT
- Lines: 57
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- -Subject: Re: Corrupted zip files
- -To: minter@Kodak.COM
- -Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:36:47 +0200 (EET)
- -From: ts
-
- >I saw your comments on corrupted archives in the comp.archives.msdos.d
- >newsgroup. I have just discovered a problematic zip file that I have
- >tried to get from two archives (NOT garbo but ftp.cica.indiana.edu and
- >wuarchive.wustl.edu). The file in question is an archive of Hebrew fonts
- >in ATM format (shaloold.zip). I use pkunzip110 (and even tried downloading
- >the current version). I ftp'd the files correctly (all, OTHER zip files
- >unzip properly). The message I get from this file is:
- >
- > ShaloOld.AFM: unknown compression method
- > ShaloOld.PFB: unknown compression method
- > ShaloOld.PFM: unknown compression method
- > ShaloOld.sam: unknown compression method
- > ShaloOld.sht: unknown compression method
- > ShaloOld.txt: unknown compression method
- >
- >I wonder if someone zipped this on a Unix box and the mixed case file names
- >are the problem. Have you ever seen this before? I KNOW these archives
- >aren't your site but I hoped you may have seen this problem before. BTW,
- >does Garbo have this file??
- >
- > Best Regards and Happy Holidays,
- > John
- >
- >USPS: Dr. John Minter INTERNET: minter@kodak.com
- > Eastman Kodak Company BITNET: minter@kodak
- > Analytical Technology Division PHONE: (716) 722-3407
- > Analytical Electron Microscopy Section SECRETARY: (716) 722-3398 (Barb)
- > Room 2112, Bldg 49, Kodak Park Site FAX: (716) 477-3029
- > Rochester, NY 14652-3712
-
- Hello John,
-
- This is of general interest, so I'll take the liberty of posting
- your report and my reply to comp.archives.msdos.d. It seems that
- what you probably have here is a .zip file that has been packed with
- PKZIP 1.93A or its Unix equivalent by Info-ZIP programming group.
- Thus it is a problem with the version, not a problem with the case
- of the file names. The thing to do is to get a compatible extractor
- and those are available as
- 37211 Aug 30 22:17 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/arcers/unzip50.exe
- 301326 Nov 23 11:38 garbo.uwasa.fi:/unix/arcers/unzip50.tar.Z
-
- Incidentally, for the time being SIMTEL20 and Garbo do not accept
- version 1.93A zip files. All the uploads must be for version 1.10.
-
- All the best, Timo
-
- ..................................................................
- Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
- Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
- Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
- Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun ; SF-65101, Finland
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