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Re: PKZIP 2.04c Uploaded to wuarchive

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From: Alvaro Hui
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 23:01
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ekman@netcom.com (Crossly the Glad-Eyed Bear) writes:

>In article <rdippold.726230390@cancun> rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>>I have uploaded PKZip 2.04c to wuarchive.wustl.edu in the
>>pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS directory.  It's pkz204c.exe and pkz204c.txt.
>>
>>Before any flames start, this is downloaded directly from the PKWare
>>BBS.  So is this announcement:
>>
>>From the PKWare BBS at 1-414-354-8670:

>[deleted]

>I just connected to wuarchive, with the following result:

>ftp> cd pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS
>250 CWD command successful.
>ftp> ls pkz204c*
>200 PORT command successful.
>150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
>pkz204c.exe_contains_Maltese_Amoeba_Virus__DO__NOT__USE__:
>total 0

>pkz204c.exe_is_a_hack_DO_NOT_USE_:

Look like it is a good idea for pkware to rename their zip program.....
So that they can put in the legitimate copy starting at version 1.0....

How about pkzipPRO??

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From: hui@apaturia.trl.OZ.AU (Alvaro Hui)
Subject: Re: PKZIP 2.04c Uploaded to wuarchive
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