1 Apr
2005
1 Apr
'05
1:38 p.m.
On Fri, 2005-04-01 at 12:52 -0700, Ben Franchuk wrote:
Randy McLaughlin wrote:
And tar for multi-file archives... more portable than zip I'd say, plus
errors won't trash the archive (or at least not so much!).
Of course if compression *has* to be used... hmm... I suppose zip *is*
the best bet there, as at least it's more widely supported than some of
the other compression methods.
Self-extracting archives sound like a *very* bad idea when you have no
idea what the target machine will be! :)
I started using self-expanding archives because of complaints that
people couldn't unzip straight Zip files. Not everyone uses the same
Zip format. I use Winzip v8.1, many people use a variety of programs.
I have yet to find one archival format that everyone can use,
self-extracting archives at least supports 99%.
Umm I may want files for my LINUX box... I favor raw files for TEXT
since anybody ( using ascii ) can read them.