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- From: stimpy@nmt.edu (John Reynolds)
- Subject: Re: os2 zip not compatible with Sun unzip
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.171920.26932@nmt.edu>
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- Organization: New Mexico Tech
- References: <1992Nov11.235406.23590@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:19:20 GMT
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- feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel) writes:
- >I've started using Sun Unix zip for downloads to my os2 system
- >successfully for a couple of months. Today I tried using the os2 zip
- >command and then uploading the file to the Sun where I tried to unzip.
- >The Sun unzip program reports an unknown compression method has been
- >used on the zip file. Does anyone know why this happens? Thanks.
-
- Probably because you're now using Info-Zip's zip??? They employ the
- inflate/deflate algorithm which Pkzip, and most of the other ports
- in the world are not aware of yet....That's what I would bet because
- it doesn't work on my Suns either!
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- -Jr
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