> Pkzip had a free one. Why use winzip ? I use WinZip Pro (v-10.0+) for its true encryption with compression (64 or 128 bit, I use 64 bit),and for its Command Line interface that can be used to automated Zip/Unzip (with or without encryption). WinZip Pro's "encryption" is not just a simple password protection feature that can be easily cracked, but a very robust offering of several encryption techniques. Since I send & receive files containing customer and sales data between my ftp server and client machinery, and ftp packets are sent in Clear Text, even with standard Zip compression the transfers are vulnerable to being snagged by a 3rd party while in transit. By encrypting and compressing the files, even if they are snagged the snagger will never get into the actual usable form of the file contents. This is done not only because it is the right way to treat client data, but because it is now required by Federal law to protect consumer data that is not otherwise publicy available.
I do not know if PKZip ever went as far as providing true encryption with their product or not, as once I cut to WinZip for those two features I standardized my distributions on that Zip app. Once I standardized I never looked back. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allen > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 3:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [NF] Windows Genuine Advantage suffers worldwide > outage,problemsgalore > > > Pkzip had a free one. Why use winzip ? > Allen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of MB Software Solutions > > Rick Schummer wrote: > > My favorite example of this is the most obvious one: WinZip. I can't > > Wow...great example. WinZip would be the best example I could think of, > too. And then I recall unsavory folks distributing the CHMs of HWP books > too. Not cool. > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.8/973 - Release Date: 25/08/2007 > 17:00 > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
