On 19 September 2016 at 14:31, Kevin Minerley <k60ek...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > Unfortunately, this is working as designed. If indeed it's the sk4t-4949-xx > deliverable, it is large. As a matter of fact, were > it to be be put on a dual-layer DVD it wouldn't fit (at least in this pass).
The file as I just downloaded it is about 1GB (1,118,616.064 bytes according to Windows). This would fit comfortably on even a single-layer DVD. It isn't even all that much bigger than a CD. Maybe IBM has smaller DVDs than most of us... But in any case I have a good deal of trouble seeing why this is relevant. > Most modern zip utilities work against it. Personally, I use 7-zip but when > manufactured it's the same zip utilities we have > been using since the days of physical media. Really? I think of Winzip as *the* standard commercial Windows-based zip utility, and it doesn't accept it. Neither does the Windows built-in zip handling in Windows explorer. Neither does the java command. And the reason is clear: it's not a zip file. The first two bytes of the file are X'377ABCAF' or ASCII "7z..". The zip file specification https://support.pkware.com/display/PKZIP/Application+Note+Archives requires that a zip file start with a header of X'504B0304' or ASCII "PK..", no matter what the compression method within the file. So opening this file pretty much requires that 7-zip or some other compatible decompressor be installed. If that's really what IBM intends, then the file should not be marked as .zip . Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
