How secure PKZIP scramble?

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From: Astronomy Ireland
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 1995 00:00

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What's the best newsgroup for this query?

How secure is PKZIP's scramble option?
Is it easy to crack or one of those 'advanced' techniques?

I never saved the documentation, where can I find a full PKZIP package? 

Thanks.

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From: ai@iol.ie (Astronomy Ireland)
Subject: How secure PKZIP scramble?
Date: 1995/09/02
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