Hi Charles, Well, one purpose of using any zip tool is simply to pack multipl files into one single archive that can be downloaded. If you are going to use an archive like zip, bz2, gz, whatever you might as well find the one with the best compression as well. It is not just the people downloading the file we have to worry about. I have to use hard drive sspace on the server to store my files and while I have a max account that space isn't exactly infinite. Plus I am given a certain amount of bandwidth per month and if I go over that limit I either have to suspend downloads for a few days until my bandwidth gets reset on the first of the next month or pay the extra bandwidth fees. So it still pays to shrink the files size down for the person hosting the files as well as giving the end users a quicker and smaller download. Smile.
On 10/4/10, Charles Rivard <woofer...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Then again, if size isn't a problem for most people, why even zip it? If > you don't, that's just one less installation step. > > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
