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In <1992Mar20.040148.25884@eff.org> hshubs@eff.org (Howard Shubs) writes:


>I've never understood this viewpoint.  Anyone can get Unstuffit
>Deluxe, so what's the problem with the new format?

   ANyone can get Unstuffit Deluxe? I've never understood THIS viewpoint. 
First of all, downline is a Godly utility which will convert Stuffit
1.5.1 format archives automatically as they download. Also, FETCH 2.0.6
is an amazing tcp-based utility which converts 1.5.1 and hqx format
archives. As well, what about unstuff for your UNIX? It doesn't work
on Deluxe archives. The list goes on... Ingemar hit the ball on the nose.
All these damn formats have come in, and no programmers are able to
(or want to?) keep up with them all. I don't think the programmers should
be scrambling to update their goodies everytime Alladin switches the
algorithm. Stuffit 1.5.1 seems to be the standard on the net by far,
and although I would prefer Compact Pro, it seems that it has only released
it's algorithm to the Public Domain recently? I heard somethign about this,
but can't be sure. IS it even in Public Domain now? It must be, because it
is included in Stuffit Expander, and I didn't find a single credit
to bill Goodman and his format. Compact pro kicks butt, but I LOVE 
downline and Fetch, and they don't interpet Packed files...
   steve
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