From: Danilo Segan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> > If you would like to experiment with your own ZIP application,
> > try
> > http://www.thranio.gr/sxolikes-giortes/telikes/omilies/apoxairetisthrio-logos-mathith.zip
> > The filename is encoded in CP737 (a la iconv). All open-source ZIP
> > tools (=unzip, file-roller, ark) fail to detect the encoding.
> > WinZip is able to detect the encoding.
> 
> My guess is that WinZip is running on a Greek Windows, and that
> WinZip uses old IBM encodings for i18n names on them, assuming CP737
> on Greek system.
> 
> Can you confirm or dispute my assumption (by eg. trying on a non-Greek
> Windows system, or just confirming that this was actually attempted on
> a non-Greek system)?

I opene d the ZIP file with the WinXP builtin ZIP handler and it extracted the 
file as
"Ǻ���ΰ�ᬽp�᪬ �ܪ� ���P�p.doc"  (trash, it may look different when you 
read this
mail, as my mail program is pretty braindead regarding encondings)

Regards,
David



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