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hareware
Followup-To: uk.comp.os.win95,alt.comp,alt.comp.compression,alt.comp.shareware,aus.computers,comp.compression,comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win3x,comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win95,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.software,de.comp.
shareware
References: <3289a5ec.4119933@news.powerup.com.au> <56fkar$4qv@news00.btx.dtag.de> <56ti2u$jvd$1@gollum.kingston.net> <3293E73C.3DE7@ix.netcom.com> <32967BD4.4FA3@earthlink.net> <329D8336.538D@ozemail.com.au>
Organization: Shore.Net/Eco Software, Inc; (info@shore.net)


Distribution: 


in my experience, you are better of using pkzip (or its windows version
winzip)


joe samagond

Rob Kennedy (rlk04@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
: Dwayne Liahs wrote:
: > 
: > Pat A Brown wrote:
: > >
: > > > >>>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.
: > > >
: > > > >>>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.
: > > >
: > > > >>>The program will preferably be in DOS or Windows 3.1 format (i use
: > > > >>>Windows 95, but many of my clients/suppliers don't))
: > > >
: > > > >>>If anyone knows of such a program, could you please e-mail me
: > > >
: > > > >>>If possible I would like the program to be on the net so I can
: > > > >>>download it immediately.  I need a solution urgently.
: > > >
: > > > >>>Thanks in advance
: > > > >>>Darren
: > > > >>>darrendr@powerup.com.au
: > > > Sorry, I don't know any to recommend that would be an internet DL.  But
: > > you may feel free to contact Quarterdeck Corpoation, Clearwater, FL at
: > > 1-800-282-7166.  They have a utility program called "Vertisoft Zip-It"
: > > which works with Win 95, 3.1 and NT.  It allows viewing and editing
: > > ZIPped files, makes Windows compatible self-extracting ZIP files,
: > > automatically span zipped files across disks, and is 100% PKZIP
: > > compatible.  I just placed an order for it.  From the material that I
: > > received in the mail this program seems like one that you might be
: > > looking for.  If you order it and after you get it, let me know what you
: > > think about it.
: > >
: > > PS:  Don't forget to ask about system requirements.
: > > --
: > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: > > Newsgroup / BB postings: Please, post response on BB [and]
: > > e-mail your reply to me if your software permits.  Please
: > > excuse any typo and grammatical errors; thanx.  Response(s),
: > > ASAP, are always appreciated.  < Pat >
: > --------------------------------------
: > 
: > Okay Pat, the best advices are always from teenagers with knowledge.
: > 
: > IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOLLOW EXACTLY ALL THESE SIMPLE STEPS
: > 
: > PRINT THIS OUT
: > 
: > From your Internet Browser, which should be Netscape Navigator Gold 3.0
: > or similar.  Click on the URL location and then type:
: > 
: >         http://www.infoseek.com or http://www.yahoo.com or
: > http://www.search.com and then hit Enter
: > 
: > From there, type PKZIP or PKWARE in the blank field.
: > 
: > Then the search engine will take you there.  Now download a copy of
: > PKZIP and unzip it to your C:\Windows\Command directory, make sure you
: > place a backup copy of the whole original PKZIP utility on a floppy disk
: > for future use if your hard drive decides to take a long vacation.
: > 
: > After that, whenever you need to ZIP something up into multiple disks,
: > simply go to the MS-DOS Prompt from the Windows 95 Programs Menu.
: > 
: > Before doin' anything, put a formatted blank disk into your floppy drive
: > and type this:  COPY C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\PKUNZIP.EXE A:\ where A: is the
: > letter of the floppy drive you're using.
: > 
: > Then go to the directory where you have stored all your graphic files by
: > typing CD\GRAPHICS or whatever and then type
: > 
: > PKZIP *.* -RP -& A:\GRAPHICS.ZIP where GRAPHICS.ZIP is the filename, it
: > could be anything you want.
: > 
: > And if all your files can't fit on one disk, the program will ask you to
: > insert disk 2 and so on.  Make sure disk 2 is formatted and #blank$,
: > doesn't have to be blank.  And there, you're done.
: > 
: > Make sure you label all the disks otherwise it will be confusing which
: > disk is disk 1 and which is 2 because they all have the same filename
: > internally.
: > 
: > And when your clients expand these graphic files, they're pornos, aren't
: > they, no just kiddin'.  Okay, let's get back to this.
: > 
: > The first thing they have to do is:
: > 
: > INSERT DISK 1 into floppy drive AND THEN type
: > 
: > COPY A:\PKUNZIP.EXE C:\WINDOWS and hit Enter where A is floppy drive
: > letter,
: > 
: > Note: they must be at the DOS Prompt
: > 
: > and then type
: > 
: > PKUNZIP A:\graphics.zip -R or whatever that filename is.  Next time,
: > your clients just have to PKUNZIP A:\GRAPHICS.ZIP -R hit Enter, that's
: > it.
: > 
: > Even though this is kinda long but according to your question, I expect
: > that you guys are Windows freaks and correct me if I'm wrong, kinda
: > computer illiterates, After using this for let's say 3 times, I'm sure
: > you'll fall in love with it.  There is a better way, but I wouldn't
: > recommended.  Questions welcomed at skythunder@earthlink.net
: From Rob Kennedy

: if you have Windows 95 you can use "Backup" to store any type of file to
: several disks !

: if you have an earlier version of windows or MS-dos you can use
: MS-Backup

: bye   Rob
: for further info mail: rlk04@ozemail.com.au