From: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: zzap66a.zip ZIP/ZOO/ARC/PAK etc Converter by Ross Wentworth
Followup-To: comp.archives.msdos.d
Organization: University of Vaasa
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 17:51:09 GMT

-Subject: Re: zzap66a.zip uploaded to garbo
-To: kko@sfu.ca
-Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 19:50:01 +0200 (EET)
-From: ts

>
> Hi, Timo ...
> I've downloaded zzap66a.zip from PKWARE's BBS, unzipped it and again
> zipped it (with pkzip 1.1) and uploaded to /pc/incoming at garbo ...
> (I meam zzap66a.zip was originally zipped with pkzip 2.04c.)
> If this file has been uploaded, simply ignore this message.

Thank you for your contribution.  This upload is now available as
 108524 Jan  9 19:27 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/arcutil/zzap66a.zip

Also thank you Samuel, for doing this the right way, that is
converting it to PKZIP 1.10 compatible package.  Appreciated.

> The author of ZZAP is Ross Wentworth.
>
>                                  Summary of Features
>
>
>               o  Automated conversion between the most common archive types
>                  (ARC, ARJ, DWC, ICE, LBR, LZH, MD, PAK, SDN, SQZ, ZIP, and
>                  ZOO), including self-extracting archives.
>               o  Automatically converts nested archives including nested
>                  archives of different types.  A switch is provided to
>                  disable this feature.
>               o  Optionally convert archives in multiple subdirectories
>                  (subdirectory recursion).
>               o  Accepts wild-card designations and multiple file names on
>                  the command line.
>               o  Repack archives to same type.
>               o  Renames or moves corrupted archive for later examination.
>               o  User defined arcing and unarcing options.
>               o  Deletes old archives by default, options to keep them.
>               o  Optional logging of ZZAP activities to a text file.
>               o  Optionally create a text file listing the archives
>                  converted, suitable for use by filter programs to update
>                  the file list as used by BBS programs.
>               o  Flag archives containing files with Hidden, System, or
>                  ReadOnly attributes as "bad" or optionally strip the funny
>                  attributes.
>               o  Can automatically check an archive for viruses using the
>                  virus scanning program SCAN.EXE (version 39 or later) from
>                  McAfee Associates.
>               o  Optional 32-bit CRC testing of program files adds an
>                  additional layer of protection from viruses, trojans, and
>                  the like.
>               o  The standard input of programs that are executed can be
>                  redirected from a file to allow the automatic addition of
>                  an archive comment (currently this only works with ZIP
>                  files, I think).
>               o  Can take advantage of expanded memory (LIM 4.0 driver
>                  required) or extended memory (XMS driver required) to
>                  reduce the memory overhead while executing the archiving
>                  programs.
>               o  Processing can be skipped on archives that are more than a
>                  configurable number of days old.
>               o  External programs can be defined to be executed before
>                  and/or after each archive is processed.
>               o  Configurable for additional archiving programs.

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Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
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Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
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