Good point. In general, it is better to keep the data and programs separate.

However, to be fair, I'm pretty certain the author only had two things in mind 
here; he needed to archive the model into parts less than 1 Mb and the RAR 
format was what he had. Second, he wanted to save the users from downloading 
and installing the RAR program. So I think he had the best of intentions.

My intention here is to try to help those group members who have been blocked 
from accessing the model due to the technology. And if by doing so I can help 
the author make his models more accessible, so much the better. So we're on the 
same page. Hopefully, after a few emails life will be a little better. :)

Tim
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  Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 6:19 AM
  Subject: [Papermodels II 40241] Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang model


  Tim, 


  The point/problem here is that it's ridiculous to make a SEA which will 
generally tie the files to a platform. If it had simply been archived a 
straight RAR, everyone could enjoy and it. I hope the .exe archive might have 
been done by accident.


  As a side note on SEA's, In the past, I archive a lot of large job files 
using that. However, now that the operating system and processor architecture 
has  changes so much, I can no longer open those SEA's. No loss as the files 
are old, but I don't do SEA's any more ;)


  JoeG


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