If I'm doing something straight onto my linux server, I'll always grab the .tar.gz file with wget.  If I want to download something onto my Windows desktop first, I prefer the zip.  The native support in WinXP is far more convenient than using another piece of software, as much as I like 7-zip.

On 1/11/06, Gregory Wild-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I second the winRAR idea, but 7-zip is good too. If you're unzipping on
the server and have SSH access then just bypass that all malarky tho...
command line all the way...

-- Greg

Sean Hayford O'Leary wrote:
> It's a process, people! I just switched off IE a couple months ago.
> I'll look at 7-Zip... I was getting tired of WinZip telling me what a
> cheapskate I was.
>
> On 1/11/06, * Chris Haynes* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
>     Even WinRar is better than WinZip.  LOL....   WinZip is so,
>     yesterday.  ;)
>
>
>     ----- Original Message ----
>     From: Doug Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
>     To: [email protected]
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>     Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:39:37 AM
>     Subject: Re: [wp-testers] Nightly Builds
>
>     Sean Hayford O'Leary wrote:
>     > .tar.gz is a pain for WinZip. Yes it can do it, but it can't do
>     it from
>     > a temporary folder. Plus it can't do the fancy wizard ;).
>     >
>
>     *cough* http://7-zip.com/ *cough**cough*
>
>     Free, open source and a lot less likely to be a pirated copy than
>     WinZip.  *grin*
>
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