Re: HELP: .zip format

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From: Mike Shirley
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 05:30

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mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael Rosen) writes:

> rhuynh@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Richard Huynh) writes:
> 
> 
> >Hi,
> >	I have a problem with a .zip file, it seem that pkunzip doens't
> >recognise it. I can view the content of the .zip file but can't extract
> >it. Does anyone know which zip program may be able to extract this ?
> 
> I've heard that pkzip 1.93 alpha may be able to read these.  Seems some
> people are using this version when they shouldn't...

I have used DEZIP.EXE successfully at times when PKUNZIP doesn't
work.  Not sure why either.

Definately do not use V1.93 to ZIP if you wish to maintain
backward compatability.  Decompression works fine though.

Mileage can vary radically...

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     Mike, WB6WUI   //   INET:  mikey@slic.cts.com   //   GEnie: SLIC

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