Re: PKzip 2.01??? What it is???

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From: Michael Rosen
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 05:29

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lauusitalo@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi writes:


>        Hi,

>        Has anybody heard about PKZIP 2.01???? I got it and I
>        wonder how it fits in PKzip's other versions. I thought
>        that last version was something about 1.93 or so.

>        2.01 has ?new? compression scheme de/inflating, which does
>        not decompress with 1.10. Is it just another PKzip with
>        patched version number or is it trojan or something like that?

It's definitely not a sanctioned version.  I don't know for sure if
it's just a hacked version or if it's a trojan.  You certainly
shouldn't use it.  You should use v1.10; v1.93 is an alpha version.

Mike
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