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From: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Vesselin Bontchev)
Subject: Re: pkz204c.exe is out, finally ...
Reply-To: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de
Organization: Virus Test Center, University of Hamburg
Date:  8 Jan 93 16:15:10 GMT

"D. C. Sessions" <dcs@witsend.tnet.com> writes:

> # Due to the restrictions on the exporting of encryption technology, this
> # program cannot be legally offered by any FTP site in the USA or Canada
> # that can be accessed from other countries,
> # 
> # We'll have to wait for an "Export Version", which will hopefully be
> # supplied by PKWare as they did for PKZ110. 

>   Perhaps PKWare should subcontract the encryption code to one
>   of the software shops in the xUSSR, Korea, Japan, India, etc.
>   That would get them around the US restrictions.  It's what
>   other companies (such as IBM) are doing, and the encryption
>   algorithms are well-known everywhere.

Actually, I've heard that PKWare has got an export license for their
program. Seems that NSA considers its encryption easy enough to
break... :-) As a side note, this means that there will be no problems
to make it available on SImtel20...

Regards,
Vesselin
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From: hui@apaturia.trl.OZ.AU (Alvaro Hui)
Subject: Re: pkz204c.exe is available (??)
Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:28:36 GMT

rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:

>antony@werple.apana.org.au (Antony Suter) writes:
>>PKZip version 2 is out now? Why use such a wierd number as 2.04c ?

>It's almost guaranteed to not be the same number as any hack that
>might be out there.  Also, there are a number of bugs already found
>(such as that it won't store labels) so the final release might have a
>more reasonable number.

I find that it will CRASH the system if you do the zipping under
windows........ Can anyone verify??
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From: w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Keith Petersen)
Subject: Re: How to get around NAV alert to pkz204c?
Organization: The SIMTEL20 Archives
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 01:48:17 GMT

lars@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Mr. L. Singleton) writes:
>Does anyone know if there is any way at all to get around the 
>false Norton virus alert to PKZ204C???
>
>P.S. (Besides not using NAV)

Yes, update your NAV.  The latest version does not give a false positive
on PKZ204C.

Keith
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Subject: Re: DPMI (Re: pkz204c.exe is available)
From: jdcarmack@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (March Hare)
Date: 12 Jan 93 12:44:48 -0500
Organization: Wonderland

In article <C0p9DK.HME@SSD.intel.com>, jkearns@ssd.intel.com (Jerry Kearns) writes:
> In article <1993Jan11.123715.10856@cs.tcd.ie>, dherity@cs.tcd.ie (Herity D.) writes:
> |> jdcarmack@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (March Hare) writes:
> |> 
> |> >OK, I can't find this one.  What does DPMI stand for?
> |> 
> |> DOS Protected Mode Interface. It permits a 386 running DOS to be used as
> |> a 386, not a go faster 8086, as is normal.
> |> -- 
> |> -----------------------------------------------------------|"Nothing travels   |
> |> | Dominic Herity,  dherity@cs.tcd.ie,                      |faster than light, |
> |> |Computer Science Dept, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.|except possibly bad|
> |> | Tel : +353-1-6772941 ext 1720 Fax : +353-1-6772204       |news"-Douglas Adams|
> 
> A PC running DOS can be "used as a 386", i.e., run in 386 mode, without using
> DPMI.  DPMI is a multitasking spec (replacing VCPI), used by programs like
> MS Windows and DESQview.
> 
> Jerry

I'd like to thank everyone who answered the question via mail or news.  It
does appear that there are some incompatibilities, but not always.  I had
originally posted that I had tried out pkzip2.04c under Windows and had
no problem.  Well, last night I did, so I'm back to 1.10 for now.:(  However,
some people apparently use QEMM under Windows, which I always thought
was VPCI.  Or, am I wrong on that account?

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From: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Vesselin Bontchev)
Subject: Re: PKZIP 204
Reply-To: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de
Organization: Virus Test Center, University of Hamburg
Date:  8 Jan 93 16:27:42 GMT

mox@vpnet.chi.il.us (William Moxley) writes:

> Where's arj?  Arj has had been smaller than zip, lha, and zoo for quite
> sometime.  Don't know about HPACK.

HPACK produces smaller archives than ARJ and is much slower.
Especially if you select to use encryption.

Regards,
Vesselin
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From: w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil (Keith Petersen)
Subject: Re: 'split' for MSDOS?
Organization: The SIMTEL20 Archives
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 08:44:55 GMT

yoichi@carson.u.washington.edu (Yoichi Ii) writes:
>Is there any way to split a large file into smaller pieces?
>I'm thinking of something like the "split" command in unix.
>I have "cat"-like command, but not the reverse.

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILUTL>
 Filename   Type Length   Date    Description
==============================================
CHOP1292.ZIP  B   37626  921220  Chop/join large files ASCII/binary, with C src

An index of all files in the WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil MS-DOS collection
is available in two formats:

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>
 Filename   Type  Description
==============================================
SIMIBM.ZIP    B   Comma-delim list of all MSDOS files w/descrip.
SIMLIST.ZIP   B   Text format list of all MSDOS files w/descrip.

These files are updated every 7-10 days.  See AAAREAD.ME in that
directory for details. 

SIMTEL20 allows only nine ANONYMOUS FTP logins during weekday
prime time, 5am to 3pm Mountain Time (GMT-7), but 27 otherwise.

SIMTEL20 files are also available by anonymous ftp from mirror sites
OAK.Oakland.Edu (141.210.10.117), wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4),
ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9), nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100), src.doc.ic.ac.uk
(146.169.3.7), nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40), archie.au (139.130.4.6),
nctuccca.edu.tw (140.111.3.21), by e-mail through the BITNET/EARN file
servers, or by uucp from UUNET's 1-900-GOT-SRCS.  See UUNET file
uunet!~/info/archive-help for details.

OAK.Oakland.Edu is the most up-to-date mirror because I maintain it,
in addition to my duties at SIMTEL20.  I run OAK's mirror program
whenever new files are added at SIMTEL20.

Keith
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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: Re: Four Galileo space probe images
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 13:50:09 GMT

In article <1ibvckINN2pf@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU> riddle@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU (Graeme Anthony Riddle) writes:
>Could someone please say where these images are; and also their names please.
>If this has already occured please email me; I have been away so may have
>missed the details.

To give you and other gentle users a general answer, which you can
utilize whenever you have missed something, the back issues of the
announcements can be obtained from Keith's listserv.  If you do not
know how, that information, in turn, is stored in

   3828 Jan  3 18:27 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/MSDOSANN.ZIP

But the very first thing to check is to look if the announcement
still is in comp.archives.msdos.announce.

I hope that this helps beyond the question concerning these
particular, very interesting images. 

   All the best, Timo

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From: root@connect.com (Niles Mills)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Macola Accounting Software: Any Known Problems?
Keywords: macola accounting
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 12:16:21 EDT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Connect Software, Morehead City, NC

Greetings,

Does anyone have information on the quality of the Macola
accounting package?  In particular, we're interested in
how well the interface between modules works and whether
or not there are any major bugs.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Niles Mills

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From: favor@ecst.csuchico.edu (Michael Favor)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: How to get around NAV alert to pkz204c?
Summary: use a newer version of NAV
Date: 9 Jan 93 01:28:16 GMT
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu

lars@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Mr. L. Singleton) writes:
>
>Does anyone know if there is any way at all to get around the 
>false Norton virus alert to PKZ204C???
>

use a newer version of NAV...

regards,
michael.
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Subject: Re: PKZIP 204
From: jdcarmack@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 7 Jan 93 23:03:31 -0500
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <1993Jan7.062312.8127@csus.edu>, sphughes@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Shaun P. Hughes) writes:
> Having just run a benchmark test with a 2,123 K archive I achieved the
> following results.
> 
> PKZIP   2.04    495 K
> LHA     2.13    505 K
> ZOO     2.1     509 K
> HPACK   0.78    465 K
> 
> The PKZIP program ran much faster than any of the others and it looks
> like it is a fine product, and worth the wait. 
> 

On the other hand, ARJ has been shown to beat out even the new PKZip on
certain files.  Usually, however, the results either way (so far) have
been negligible.

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From: shenoy@iastate.edu (Shiva Shenoy)
Subject: Re: Drag & Drop Icons
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:25:55 GMT

In <1993Jan6.154108.28484@ornl.gov> jfmcbray@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Jason F McBrayer) writes:

>	I'm a heavy Windows user, and despite the huge volume of Windows
>shareware I use, there's still a function I need and haven't seen.  What
>I'm looking for is a utility that will allow user configurable desktop
>icons for drag and drop.  All it needs to do is be able to pass a
>commandline to the appropriate program.  Since some of the things I want
>to be able to do this with are DOS tasks, (notably, archiving programs) I
>can't just run the application minimized and drag&drop to that.  
>	There are many application docks that can do it (AppBar 3.3 is the
>best, and it's freeware), but I need separate icons to preserve desktop
>space, ie, by not having icons for the programs I'm not going to be
>dragging and dropping to.  I've seen payware apps that will do this, but
>the cheapest is NDW, and I'm not shelling out for that.  Anyone seen anything?

Check out the tiny freeware program called dropper. The latest version is at
ftp.cica.indiana.edu in the pub/pc/win3/uploads directory called
drop_101.zip



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From: 72070.3515@CompuServe.COM (Tsung Hu)
Subject: Re: Telemate 4.00 terminal emulation
Followup-To: comp.archives.msdos.d
Originator: w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil
Reply-To: 72070.3515@CompuServe.COM (Tsung Hu)
Organization: The SIMTEL20 Archives
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:45:45 GMT

[Note: Winfred does not have Usenet access.  Please reply to him by
e-mail.  I am just forwarding his reply to the recent complaint about
Telemate.  --  Keith Petersen]

>there is an annoying bug
>introduced: I like to use bright white on blue terminal screen, now,
 
That is actually a bug fix. Previously there is no way to show 
low intensity attribute.
 
Are you a registered user ? If so, I could send you a special 
copy that use the 3.10 display code.
 
Winfred
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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: Re: $$ Is pkz204c worth the $$ ?
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 05:24:26 GMT

In article <961@bbkingMDC.unisys.COM> rmarks@MDC.Unisys.COM (Richard Marks) writes:
>I note that the Shareware price for pkz204c is $47.  This
>is a lot of money for a marginally better compression program.

With the usual disclaimer (I am not anyone's spokesman) the
following comment in support of PKZIP.  See the big picture.  With
the execption that they bludered badly with the beta testing, the
new PKZIP is a fast and useful compressor (and so certainly is arj,
and fairly so lha and zoo).  From the archive site maintainers point
of view it has a very good Unix counterpart.  That is also
important.  PKZIP is the dominant current standard.  No doubt abnout
it.  Now also I have heard from PKWare, just like Nico, that they
are working on the bugs, including at least one (feature) that no
one else has reported here save for yours truly, that is the forced
direct screen write feature.  ...  No, I have nothing on the
schedule. 

You may, and are welcome to differ, but I do not think that a
maximum compression is the most important feature in a compression
program.  Take a look at pkzip and arj in particular.  It takes much
more than tight compression to make a good compression program.  And
but for the intolerable bug situation, pkzip is a very good one.

While I will not accept accept pkz204c.exe compressed uploads to
Garbo until the new PKZIP has been essentially rectified with a
well-working, assured re-release, I have nowhere near enough reason
currently to steer away from .zip compression at Garbo.  Not by a
long shot.  If there would have been no bugs in the new PKZIP I
probably would about now be starting to think about accepting
compatible uplaods.

>I realize that pkzip is the big name in compression.  What
>would happen if Timo and Jim required a certification that
>anyone posting to their machines had a legal copy?

It is an intersting proposition to play with theoretically.  But
naturally it is not practical.  Besides such a marketing support for
one single program is out of the question in principle.  Such a task
would not sit well within an FTP archive site moderation's ideas. 
My "policing" is confined to the principles of the selection of the
programs to Garbo, and to occasional help in keeping of the CBIP and
CAM newsgroup on their assigned purpose.  But, as I said, an
interesting scenario from Richard. 

>Richard Marks

   All the best, Timo

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From: mmedina@halcon.dpi.udec.cl (Mario Medina C.)
Subject: Wanted: DOS Extensions description file
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 19:43:33 GMT
Organization: Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion - Chile
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]

 I once heard about a file which described many common MSDOS extensions.
Is it available by ftp? If so, where?
	In particular, want to know how to decompress a file with a 
'.ddi' extension.
	Thanx,

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From: cyberman@exucom.com (Stephen R. Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: FAQ Simtels CDROM information please
Date: 12 Jan 93 03:02:35 GMT
Organization: ExuCom Multimedia Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]


I would appreciate information on the way to procure and contents of
the SIMTEL CDROM/S
:)

Thank you

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From: autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: wanted: helldiver(?) or other threaded newsreader (uucp)
Date: 12 Jan 93 22:03:44 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, St. Louis, MO
NNTP-Posting-Host: magellan.stlouis.sgi.com

In article <syny.726859152@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> syny@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (R Craig Stevenson) writes:
>Over the summer, I remember seeing an announcement about a windows
>based news reader called "helldiver" or something like that.  However,
>I can not find this on any of the ftp sites I frequent.
>
>Much thanks,
>Craig Stevenson

Helldiver is a window-based mail/newsreader.
Available from   halcyon.com  as   pub/waffle/news/helld107.zip

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From: w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil (Keith Petersen)
Subject: Re: PBMPL91D.ZIP - 386+ port of Jef Poskanzer's graphics tools
Organization: The SIMTEL20 Archives
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 21:38:19 GMT

s106275@ee.tut.fi (Anssi Saari) writes:
>mcastle@mcs213k.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle) writes:
>>I have uploaded to WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil:
>
>>pd1:<msdos.graphics>
>>PBMPL91D.ZIP    386+ port of Jef Poskanzer's graphics tools
>
>The filename is PBMP91D.ZIP.

Thanks for catching this, Anssi.  The upload description was correct.
The filename on SIMTEL20 was wrong.  This has been corrected.

Keith
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From: evans1@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Dan Evans)
Subject: Re: How to get around NAV alert to pkz204c?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:36:45 GMT

In article <1993Jan9.014817.16253@vela.acs.oakland.edu> w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Keith Petersen) writes:
>
>Yes, update your NAV.  The latest version does not give a false positive
>on PKZ204C.
>
>Keith

What is the newest version number?
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From: rmarks@MDC.Unisys.COM (Richard Marks)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d,comp.compression
Subject: $$ Is pkz204c worth the $$ ?
Date: 11 Jan 93 15:27:33 GMT
Organization: Unisys Corp. Malvern Development Center

I note that the Shareware price for pkz204c is $47.  This
is a lot of money for a marginally better compression program.

Lets keep things in perspective, all this does is implement
a rather old compression and librarian program.  There are
a lot of other such programs out there that work real well.
Also I have spent a heck of a lot less for a bunch more
shareware functionality.  So is this thing worth $47 ?
My answer is no.

I realize that pkzip is the big name in compression.  What
would happen if Timo and Jim required a certification that
anyone posting to their machines had a legal copy?

Regards,
Richard Marks
rmarks@MDC.unisys.COM
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