In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 09:00:44PM +0800, Andrew W. Hill wrote: > Three main methods are using "Archive" from OS X, Stuffit's zipping, > and gzip from the terminal.
FYI: gzip and zip are completely different despite their similar-sounding names and overlapping applications. This wouldn't lead to corrupt files, but could cause files to be "unreadable" (e.g. a gzip file with a ".zip" extension might not work, and a zip file with a ".gz" extension might not work). I have never had any trouble with the gzip format. However, it can only compress a single file. This is why it is often combined with 'tar'. I generally try to avoid ".zip" files because I have problems with them. I think ".tar.gz" are UNIX- and Mac- friendly, whereas ".zip" is Windows-friendly (and confusing for ".tar.gz" users). If we want to get to the bottom of the "corrupt ZIP" problem, them people need to keep copies of their problematic files for further analysis!
