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New PKZIP and FTP archives (was Re: Serious PKZip 2.04 Bug - Beware)

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From: Timo Salmi
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 09:07
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In article <1993Jan9.005054.443@netcom.com> fuzzy@netcom.com (Fuzzy Fox) writes:
>rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>>Given all the bugs, I'd strongly suggest doing a "pkunzip -t" on
>>anything important you make.
>
>Better yet, use Info-Zip, or ARJ.

Or continue using version 1.10.  

I have now thought about the state of the matters, listened what
others have had to say in comp.compression in particular, and found
myself two, possible three bugs.  From an MsDos FTP archive site
maintainer's point of view I have no other choice at this stage than
not accepting .zip uploads if they have not been made with PKZIP
1.10 or Info-Zip's garbo.uwasa.fi:/unix/arcers/zip10ex.tar.Z.

For the time being Garbo uploads packed with pkz204c.zip or
zip19p1.tar.Z are discouraged.  (There is nothing wrong with
zip19p1, mind you!). 

I can only hope that these problems are ironed out a.s.a.p.

   All the best, Timo

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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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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: New PKZIP and FTP archives (was Re: Serious PKZip 2.04 Bug - Beware)
Message-ID: <1993Jan9.090723.25664@uwasa.fi>
Summary: Continue using version 1.10
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
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