Re: [cobalt-users] Which zip programs are installed on raq 3?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry E. Smith" <lesmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <sysad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Larry E. Smith" <lesmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Which zip programs are installed on raq 3?


> On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 06:09:50PM -0800, Dave Thomas wrote:
> >
> > I see, that's frustrating
> >
> > how would one then allow zips to be created (dynamically, getting one to
> > access a .php page for ex) and have one go to their windows?
> >
>
>   On LINUX systems you DO NOT create "zips"... at least not in
>   the "context" of Windows system "zip" files that I suspect you
>   are thinking...
>
> > I guess I should install that winrar you mentioned, then use system call
on
> > that, not gzip, as it's not going to be reliable
> >
>
>   GZIP is very reliable - when used for what it was designed...
>   (read on)....
>
>
> > that blows lol
> >
> > >Aah ok, the actual program name of the linux version of zip on your
system
> > >is gzip insofar as i'm aware from here(raq4), if you find that noone
with
> > >windows can open the darn things then dont assume that gzip is
blameless
> > >though, as i said it has never yet created a zip file readable by
anything
> > >but the linux version of itself on the system here but that might be
the
> > >exception.
>
>   Hmmm, I guess maybe I am from the "dark" ages then.  I just
>   went to my account directory on my RAQ4r, created a TAR archive
>   of my account, gzipped it (name.tar.gz), put it in my web
>   space, downloaded it, clicked on it with WINZIP and it told me
>   there was one archive in the gzip, did I want to uncompress and
>   open it, said "yes", and it popped up a window with the listing
>   of all the files in my account on the RAQ....
>
> > >
> > > > >but i should warn you that you might have a problem with opening
files
> > > > >you've gzip'ed on your raq on a windows machine, hasnt worked for
me
> > >yet.
>
>   I open gzip files on Windows that were created on Linux, RAQ's,
>   SCO Unix, HPUX, and all sorts all the time.  Most often the web
>   logs are "gzip'd" when they are logrolled (saves space) and I
>   regularly transfer them to my Win.X PC (dual boot laptop); and
>   then run them through WebTrends or whatever I am using at the
>   time - most often in "gzip'd" form (most web tools now
>   recognize gzip format)...  The "web.log.1.gz" file under
>   /home/sites/logs is a gzipped archive.
>
>   I believe you are "mis-construing" gzip (a simple COMPRESSION
>   program) and ZIP (an archiving and compression) program.  On
>   Unix, there are tar, cpio and a few other "archiving" programs.
>   Tar will even compress (using either compress program or gzip
>   as desired) as it creates the archive.  GZIP itself does NOT
>   create archives - it simply compresses data.  There is also a
>   version of gzip (which does both compression and
>   de-compression) available for Win.X.
>
>   My two cents...
>
> Larry Smith
> SysAd ECSIS.NET
> sysad@xxxxxxxxx
>
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