*-* On {11 Oct 97  04:00:08}, Patrick Spence wrote to Ville Hietarinta *-*
*-* Concerning: Why Arj? *-*
 VH>> However, I can make ARJ compatible archives with an archiver called
 VH>> X1. It just doesn't know how to make multivolume archives. Can't
 VH>> remember whether it could  pack EA's and LFN's as well...
 PS> Anywhere on the internet I can pick X1 up?
    Try ftp.elf.stuba.sk, in the /pub/pc/pack directory.  It's probably
the premiere site on the 'Net for archivers and archiver-related files.
Lately, however, whenever I try to download a file from there, I get
rejected with the message "I'm sorry, but the sysop won't allow you to FTP
a file this size!"  When that happens, I go to its mirror site,
ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de, in the /pub/msdos/mirrors/ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pc/pack
directory, and can usually get the file(s) I want from there.
    If I remember correctly, I've seen reports that X1 recognizes archives
only by their extension, which makes it difficult to use for many BBS/mail
functions. :-(
    There is also an ARJ-compatible OS/2 archiver from Russia named ARJZ.
Unfortunately, all its documentation and help screens are reported to be
in Russian.
                                       Ken Whiton
... Noah upgraded and built an ARJ!
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