HangMan, II (Stupid Letter Tricks)
David N. Smith (IBM)
dnsmith at watson.ibm.com
Wed Jan 19 03:15:22 UTC 2000
At 11:30 +1100 1/19/2000, Eric Ulevik wrote:
>From: David N. Smith (IBM) <dnsmith at watson.ibm.com>
>> You can also get the code at http://www.dnsmith.com/squeak.
>>
>> There is a free product called Aladdin Expander which will expand
>> anything including Mac formats, ZIP, MIME, etc. It works recursively,
>> so a UUENCODED MacBin, of a ZIP file all gets unwound. It runs on
>> Macs, Windows, and DOS. While it's better for a sender to get it
>> right, Expander will take care of the problem when someone goofs. One
>> big plus is that it also expands ZIP files, doing just the right
>> thing, and without having to remember 7 command line flags.
>>
>> Try: http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/index.html
>
>The big minus is that the software corrupts data. It does not preserve
>complex directory structures when expanding some ZIP files. Aladdin Expander
>should not be used.
>
>Regards,
>
>Eric Ulevik
Eric:
Is this a general known bug? Does Aladdin know if it? Do they refuse to fix it?
If they know of it and won't fix it, I'm a little surprised, since
Aladdin has been known for quality Mac archiving and compression
products for 15 years. PC magazine just gave a rave review of it.
I hate to recommend something that is no good; can you help me with
more info in this corruption bug?
(No, I own no stock, etc.)
Dave
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