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Re: LYNX-DEV Re: ZIP? Why not standard tar?
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Jim Spath (Webmaster Jim) |
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Re: LYNX-DEV Re: ZIP? Why not standard tar? |
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Wed, 7 May 1997 13:08:44 -0400 (EDT) |
On Wed, 7 May 1997, Scott McGee (Personal) wrote:
> (Bob, I am forwarding your note to lynx-dev, the Lynx Developer's email list.)
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >From address@hidden Wed May 7 01:04:21 1997
> Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 02:02:09 -0500
> To: address@hidden
> X-Url: http://www.slcc.edu/lynx/fote/
> X-Personal_Name: Bob Nelson
> From: address@hidden
> Subject: ZIP? Why not standard tar?
> Cc: address@hidden
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> What's up with the use of ZIP files instead of the POSIX compliant tar
> (either gzipped or compressed) files?
[ diatribe deleted ]
The Lynx-current (AKA developmental) version is distributed in zip,
tar.gz and tar.Z formats from:
http://www.slcc.edu/lynx/current/
The version of Lynx you mention is maintained by Fote Macrides,
who uses zip for his distributions.
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Marvin the Paranoid Android says:
Hateful!
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