*-* On {03 Jan 97  22:27:58}, Igor V. BELIKOV wrote to Nicky Morrow *-*
*-* Concerning: ARJ/2 *-*
 NM>> Arj is dead as far as this OS/2 user is concerned.  I keep a
 NM>> copy of the DOS version in use only for Allfix/2 to use to
 NM>> convert inbound files from Arj to RAR or Zip format.
 IVB> AFAIK, there is X1 archiver (and there is OS/2 version of this
 IVB> archiver) - it can compress and decomress archives in HA, ZIP, ARJ,
 IVB> LZH/LHA and ZOO formats.
    I seem to recall reading that that identifies the archive type only by
the filename extension, rather than by the internal signature.  If that's
the case, it makes it difficult to use it in cases where the archive
doesn't use the default extension (such as Fido packets and offline mail
packets, to mention two obvious examples).
 IVB> Also there is ARJZ (DOS and OS/2 versions), which compress and
 IVB> decompress ARJ archives.
 IVB> ARJZ written in Russia,
    The last I knew, the only documentation available for ARJZ was in
Russian.  In most of the world, that severely limits its usefulness.
                                       Ken Whiton
... ThistaglinecompressedwithARJ.
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