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From: rosenkra@convex.com (William Rosencranz)
Subject: Re: lharc
Message-ID: <1991Jun07.185957.19357@convex.com>
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Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1991 18:59:57 GMT
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In article <1991Jun07.124726.19582@actrix.gen.nz> Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard) writes:
>So why not give it a try, and then eat your words..

you missed my point entirely...

it does NOT matter how good any particular lharc is. this new one may be
the greatest thing since sliced bread. the problem is there are at least
3 widely used existing version (more like 4 or 5, i suspect) which ARE
INCOMPATIBLE. and there are .lzh file created by one which CAN'T BE UNPACKED
BY ANOTHER. THIS is the problem. even archive maintainers (i have heard
from one so far) finally see this as a real problem. there is NO STANDARD
FILE FORMAT.

and there is no consistent unix/VMS/whatever source available from a
single focal point. this is a hacker's tool now. it is NOT a reliable
distribution mechanism for information dissemination like arc, zoo, tar,
or whatever. i really don't care if it compresses a 5 MB file to 10 bytes
in 5 nanoseconds if i (or MANY PEOPLE) can't unpack it.

no need to eat my words until ALL .lzh files everywhere are converted to
this new "hot setup". do you see my point now? if this lharc will 100%
guarantee that it will unpack ANY file, i will eat my words. also, i
don't want to have to get it by disk. it should be posted, source and all.
it's not the $$$ involved, it is the standards issue which i rant/rave
about. i would pay $100 for it if it could fill the bill as i described
AND more importantly, if we collectively adopted it as THE ONE AND ONLY
LHARC IN EXISTENCE...

-bill
rosenkra@convex.com
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