Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 06:23:28 -1000 From: mgraves@leadingedg.win.net (Michael Graves) Message-Id: <1175@leadingedg.win.net> Subject: Accessing the archives Does anyone know of any pc utility that would allow me to decompress files archived using the UNIX COMPRESS program? I'd like to delve into the old rec.kites archives to do some research. Thanks, Michael Graves = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 22:17:27 -1000 From: gilchgw@zoology.washington.edu (George W. Gilchrist) Message-Id: Organization: Dept. of Zoology, University of Washington Subject: Re: Accessing the archives In article <1175@leadingedg.win.net> mgraves@leadingedg.win.net (Michael Graves) writes: >From: mgraves@leadingedg.win.net (Michael Graves) >Date: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 16:23:28 GMT >Subject: Accessing the archives >Does anyone know of any pc utility that would allow me to decompress >files archived using the UNIX COMPRESS program? I'd like to delve >into the old rec.kites archives to do some research. >Thanks, >Michael Graves Michael, Look for gzip.exe (I found it on a SIMTEL mirror, in file gzip124.zip). If you want, I'll email you the compressed version. Cheers, George ============================== George W. Gilchrist gilchgw@zoology.washington.edu Department of Zoology NJ-15 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 23:19:15 -1000 From: yagdp@ntx.city.unisa.edu.au (Graeme Poole) Message-Id: Organization: University of South Australia Subject: Re: Accessing the archives >>Subject: Accessing the archives >>Does anyone know of any pc utility that would allow me to decompress >>files archived using the UNIX COMPRESS program? I'd like to delve >>into the old rec.kites archives to do some research. >>Thanks, >>Michael Graves >Michael, >Look for gzip.exe (I found it on a SIMTEL mirror, in file gzip124.zip). >If you want, I'll email you the compressed version. >Cheers, George Of course this is for the .gz compressed files - there is another utility for just the .Z files - from memory called uncomp.exe. I not sure where I got it from, but it should be on SIMTEL as well.... If not I can send you a copy.. Tight lines Graeme -- Graeme Poole Information Services Officer also Treasurer/Editor University of South Australia Adelaide Kite Flyers' Assoc. AUSTRALIA Email : Graeme.Poole@UniSa.edu.au or yagdp@ntx.city.unisa.edu.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 22:52:37 -1000 From: gilchgw@zoology.washington.edu (George W. Gilchrist) Message-Id: Organization: Dept. of Zoology, University of Washington Subject: Re: Accessing the archives In article yagdp@ntx.city.unisa.edu.au (Graeme Poole) writes: >From: yagdp@ntx.city.unisa.edu.au (Graeme Poole) >Subject: Re: Accessing the archives >Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 09:19:15 >>>Subject: Accessing the archives >>>Does anyone know of any pc utility that would allow me to decompress >>>files archived using the UNIX COMPRESS program? I'd like to delve >>>into the old rec.kites archives to do some research. >>>Thanks, >>>Michael Graves >>Michael, >>Look for gzip.exe (I found it on a SIMTEL mirror, in file gzip124.zip). >>If you want, I'll email you the compressed version. >>Cheers, George >Of course this is for the .gz compressed files - there is another utility for >just the .Z files - from memory called uncomp.exe. I not sure where I got it >from, but it should be on SIMTEL as well.... >If not I can send you a copy.. >Tight lines >Graeme >-- >Graeme Poole >Information Services Officer also Treasurer/Editor >University of South Australia Adelaide Kite Flyers' Assoc. >AUSTRALIA >Email : Graeme.Poole@UniSa.edu.au or yagdp@ntx.city.unisa.edu.au >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme and others interested in this bit of compression stuff, I think that you are mistaken; gzip will decompress .Z and .gz files. If you use it to compress a file, it will do so with a .gz suffix. I have not used uncomp.exe, but I have used gzip with .Z files with no problems whatsoever. It is freeware from the GNU consortium, so it can be applied freely without guilt. Cheers, George ============================== George W. Gilchrist gilchgw@zoology.washington.edu Department of Zoology NJ-15 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 09:31:32 -1000 From: zpmobley@TRIDENT.TEC.SC.US (CHAMP) Message-Id: <37hdik$p8h@ns.sunbelt.net> Organization: Trident Technical College Subject: Re: Accessing the archives In article , gilchgw@zoology.washington.edu (George W. Gilchrist) writes: >In article yagdp@ntx.city.unisa.edu.au (Graeme Poole) writes: >>From: yagdp@ntx.city.unisa.edu.au (Graeme Poole) >>Subject: Re: Accessing the archives >>Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 09:19:15 > > >>>>Subject: Accessing the archives > >>>>Does anyone know of any pc utility that would allow me to decompress >>>>files archived using the UNIX COMPRESS program? I'd like to delve >>>>into the old rec.kites archives to do some research. >From GZIP.DOC; Gzip reduces the size of the named files using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77). Whenever possible, each file is replaced by one with the extension .gz, while keeping the same ownership modes, access and modification times. (The default exten- sion is -gz for VMS, z for MSDOS, OS/2 FAT, Windows NT FAT and Atari.) If no files are specified, or if a file name is So you need the gzip files, available from any SIMTEL mirror. I use oak.oakland.edu myself. ________________________________________________________________________________ Thomas C. Mobley "The above well reasoned and insightful opinion Trident Technical College is my own, and is not the opinion of Trident POB 118067 Technical College. Anyone who says different is Charleston SC 2943-8067 itching for a fight." ZPMOBLEY@TRIDENT.TEC.SC.US = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =