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- From: nevries@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Nico E de Vries)
- Newsgroups: comp.compression
- Subject: Re: PKZIP 1.93 bug!
- Message-ID: <3312@accucx.cc.ruu.nl>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 06:23:48 GMT
- References: <sv.721487958@id.dth.dk>
- Organization: Academic Computer Centre Utrecht
- Lines: 18
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- In <sv.721487958@id.dth.dk> sv@id.dth.dk (Stig Valentini (920401#PF)) writes:
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- >PKUNZIP -t * sometimes gives a CRC errors which doesn't occurs when you
- >unpack or test the files individually. Not surprising when you remember
- >that the v1.93 is a beta version.
-
- This is a known problem. I believe this is the one PKWARE claims to be
- caused by the infamous 486 caching motherboard problems. It is very
- likely PKZIP 2.0 (which I expect to be released fall Comdex) won't
- have this problem. BTW fall comdex is 16-20 november I believe.
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