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In article <1jn10rINN87b@golem.wcc.govt.nz> wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>> On a related topic, please do not upload .ZIP files to atari.archive,
>> as we do not have the facilities on the archive machine to check them
>> for errors and so on.  If your favorite new program came in a ZIP
>> archive, please re-pack it into ARC, ZOO, or LZH format before
>> uploading it to atari.archive.
>
>What a nuisance!

That's life.

I can't run Sudden View, or Cal 6.3 when I'm working at the
university.  That's a nuisance too.

>What percentage of files are ever corrupt any-way!?  I've had problems
>with about 2 files I've gotten from a.a  and that's just because
>I had the wrong version of the de-archiver!

That's because the "Terminator Team" is able to check over the files
due to them being in "appropriate format", so that they can gripe at
the people that sent in corrupted files.

Since, I gather, they don't have a version of ZIP running at the
archive, it makes it rather difficult to even see if there's actually
anything IN a .zip file.

If you make THEIR life easier, by complying with THEIR requests, it
makes the operation of the archives easier and quicker, which means
that more files get put in their places sooner.  I like THAT
arrangement.

If you want them to use ZIP, then I suggest that you find a source
code version that will compile under UNIX, and send them a copy.
Otherwise, forget it.

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