Subj : Re: QWK Networking via Ele/RA
To   : Andrew Leary
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat Feb 24 2024 12:03:00

-=> Andrew Leary wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Sh>> Ok, QWK isn't quite working.  There seems to be an
 Sh>> incompatibility issue with pkzip 2.50 and whatever version of
 Sh>> infozip mike powell is using.  I can't change what the utility
 Sh>> uses, but I might be able to use a different version once he
 Sh>> sends a packet to me in email and I can unzip it.  Or, I could
 Sh>> write a script to pkunzip it then infozip it before it gets sent
 Sh>> out.

 Ga> Even easier would be to just use uncompressed packets (have to
 Ga> configure that on each end).  No real need to compress things with
 Ga> modern technology and speeds.

 AL> That's true for FTN networking.  However, every QWK networking
 AL> solution I've ever seen expects the files to be ZIPped into the
 AL> .QWK packet.

Ahhhh, yes indeed.  Somehow I missed/forgot that he was talking about 
QWK instead of FTN... Thanks.



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