theGREENzebra
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:54:44 -0800
> About the saved space, I think that gz compress about 30% more than zip, I think this figure is a little out there. If I compress with maximum compression using zip, and maximum compression using gzip, I get about 5-10% (tops) savings. It is, however, standardised across platforms.. > and bz2 about 20-30% more than gz. This, however, is no lie. Bzip2 is the bomb. I get a minimum of like 10-15% over gzip every time I compress something with bzip2. Not everyone has bzip2, although the support couldn't hurt. > And the gz and bzip2 are open formats. The zip not. Being an open source freak, I'll go with this one too. Hooray for source code! just a few cents for me to add in. -- * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://switch.orotech.net * ICQ# 1107012 * IRC: P2E * AIM: theGREENzebra -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCM/CS/IT/MU d? s: a20 C++++ UL++++ P+ L+++>++++ E---- W++ N+ o K- w---$ O- M(+) V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP- t+++ 5 X+ R+ tv b+ DI+++ UF*++ D+ G+++ e h++ r y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]