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- From: v065hjku@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Jason Osborne)
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- Subject: KUDOS to STUFFIT EXPANDER- the best of the best!
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- Date: 8 Jan 93 16:47:00 GMT
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- I came across stuffit-expander in the sumex archives by accident- my
- version of stuffit-lite 3.0 blew up and I needed another copy. Then
- I saw this thing called stuffit-expander which was about 1/6 the size,
- and decided to download it. Imagine my surprise to find I had accidentally
- stumbledupon the best downloading utility ever presented to the Internet!
-
- For years I have been using DeHQX and Compact Pro for my downloading needs.
- DeHqx is good, but if it hits a bad file it goes a little weird. CP has
- always been my fav because it can dehqx and decompress almost any file,
- except stuffit-lite and DiskDoubler. I have been using that for single-file
- downloads, because it is cumbersome with batch jobs. I hate having to
- stare at my computer for an hour while it decompresses file after file.
-
- Well, stuffit-expander is the best of both worlds- it does batches like nothing
- else. You take the binhexed files, and drag and drop onto the icon. The
- program then dehqxes it, and decompresses the files, leaving them in a
- folder inside the original folder your downloads were in. No fuss, no
- muss. It decompresses compact pro and stuffit files with ease- havent tried
- others yet, but have a good feeling about them...
-
- So I have dropped up to fifty files, come back in an hour to find them neatly
- decompressed and awaiting my perusal! This is one program I am keeping
- and REGISTERING! Ray Lau and Aladdin have built a truly great program.
-
- One note: There is an interesting bug (?) in the program. Every once in a while
- a few files will be dehqxed but not decompressed. So I have to go back
- and re-drag and drop these. They always decompress without problem on the
- second drop. Perhaps there is a problem with very large batches? But the
- MOST interesting thing about this bug is that the file which are skipped
- are ALWAYS stuffit files! The cpt files always decompress on the first go...
- You make the call.
-
- My advice: If you ever download anything, get this program. The first
- time you use it you will see what I mean!
-
- BTW_ I have absolutely no affiliation with Ray Lau or Aladdin.
-
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