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Re: Compression Utility

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From: NK
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 00:00
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Darren Drysdale <darrendr@powerup.com.au> wrote in article
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> I have a problem that I hope you may be able to help me with.  I often
> have a need to create graphic files that are several MB in size.  I
> then need to give these files to various people on various computers.

hey man , if you tweak the comp level and use JPG's there shouldnt be any
files larger than about a meg.


> What I am after is a Compression program (or backup program) which
> will take a file of several MB and place it on several disks.  It
> needs to have some sort of standalone executable file which will then
> decompress and join the files at the other end.  It needs to be
> standalone for ease of use at other end.

no prob- just use PKZIP ,and then send PKUNZIP along with the stuff to
decomp it.
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From: "NK" <nk@xtasy.prestel.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Compression Utility
Date: 1996/11/17
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