II recently sent a file "zipped" by "Make Archive" in the Finder to
a Windows user. She could not open it. I zipped it again using
Stuffit v9 and she had no trouble.
Yesterday I downloaded two zipped files from Inkjetmall and neither
the Finder nor Stuffit could open them though I have had no trouble
with files from them in the past. They finally opened using
"Panther Unzip". What is the score here, all the files had similar
icons and visible attributes as far as I looked.
It rather defeats the purpose of a universal(?) format if it is
touchy. I never had any trouble with Stuffit files but then they
are Mac only and the Windows mob have not had a chance to screw it
up.
Maybe I am being overly harsh?
I haven't quite figured out the problem yet, but I have also noticed
it. Additionally, I've found that some zip methods totally screw up
the file, even changing the final file size. Three main methods are
using "Archive" from OS X, Stuffit's zipping, and gzip from the
terminal. I use the UNIX gzip utility the most as I've had the
fewest and least issues with it. Will report back if I figure it out.
Andrew
