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When you learn a little bit compression algorithms, you find that
almost ANY algorithm can be misimplemented to get poor performance.
And the decompressor will still work!

I can implement anti-Huffman coding to EXPAND the data AS MUCH as
possible.  The Huffman decompressor will still work.

I can implement LZW to do A RESET after every byte code.  The data
will always expand to 300% of its original size (assuming 12-bit
codes).  The LZW decompressor will still work.

Just because the data decompresses, doesn't mean it was compressed
well..  The LZW paper does not define a unique compression output.
Many possible outputs are possible, and some are VERY bad.

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois
            {gillies@cs.uiuc.edu}