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Message   Andrew Leary    Gamgee   QWK Networking via Ele/RA   February 24, 2024
 1:47 AM *   

Hello Gamgee!

23 Feb 24 20:22, you wrote to Shurato:

 Sh>> Ok, QWK isn't quite working.  There seems to be an
 Sh>> incompatibility issue with pkzip 2.50 and whatever version of
 Sh>> infozip mike powell is using.  I can't change what the utility
 Sh>> uses, but I might be able to use a different version once he
 Sh>> sends a packet to me in email and I can unzip it.  Or, I could
 Sh>> write a script to pkunzip it then infozip it before it gets sent
 Sh>> out.

 Ga> Even easier would be to just use uncompressed packets (have to
 Ga> configure that on each end).  No real need to compress things with
 Ga> modern technology and speeds.

That's true for FTN networking.  However, every QWK networking solution I've 
ever seen expects the files to be ZIPped into the .QWK packet.

Andrew


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