On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 00:00:03 +0000, Garry Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sam, > Have you tried pkzip for DOS, version 2.5? > I believe 2.5 was the first DOS version that supported > Win9x style long names. > I myself have not tried this with WinZip files. <snip> Yes, I have tried it. The PKZIP version 2.5 for DOS works just like everyone's most beloved version 2.04g for DOS. I have used version 2.5 for DOS a couple of times in order to unzip a couple of downloads which would not unzip with version 2.04g. I myself have never tried it for WinZip files either. I believe version 2.04g was the last "kosher and legitimate" version of PKZIP written by the original developer, Phil Katz, from whose initials we have the name PKZIP. As you probably know, Phil Katz passed away a few years ago in a most untimely manner as a tragic victim of alcoholism. Most of us have read the obits and and eulogies which were posted in many mailing lists and newsgroups. If anyone ever finds out whether version 2.5 for DOS is compatible with files which have been zipped with any version of WinZip, please let us know. Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
