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- From: nevries@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Nico E de Vries)
- Newsgroups: comp.compression
- Subject: Re: Another PKZIP 2.04C bug... WITH bug test file
- Message-ID: <3584@accucx.cc.ruu.nl>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 16:42:49 GMT
- References: <16B5212D7A.NETOPRWA@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu> <rdippold.726727344@cancun> <16B5314890.NETOPRWA@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu> <1993Jan12.054807.9814@uwasa.fi>
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- In <1993Jan12.054807.9814@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:
-
- >Here we go again. I understand the special circumstances, but I
- >still don't think this was a good idea.
-
- It doesn't happen often, but this time I have to disagree with you. Of
- course posting binaries is not a very smart idea but,
- - the message is VERY small (size is major problem with most binary files)
- - this way the problem can be seen by PKWARE before they release
- a new version (PKWARE is on the internet as well)
-
- > 5) Even should the binary posting be just a short minor one, it
- > may easily snowball by invoking others. Even if a single
- > binary posting need not be harmful in any way per se, the
- > danger of the snowballing effect must be kept in mind.
-
- I don't believe this is true. In general the SIZE of messages should
- be gaurded (ever seen a Brian Sturgil posting :-)).
-
- >I'll be happy to send you our upload instructions if you email me
- >for them. Or if you wish to FTP the instructions directly, they are
- >available as garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/UPLOAD.INF.
-
- For some purposes the queue at garbo is too large.
-
- > All the best, Timo
-
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- To get (many) ==> LOSSLESS DATA COMPRESSION SOURCES <== get lds_10.zip at
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