Hi Andy,

This is the evaluation version of PKZip, which now is packaged with
anti-virus software, a hook to email and more.  The size of the archive
reflects that.. PKZip isn't sold as just "zip" anymore.  The
evaluation is for 30 days.

The FileGate was given permission from the folks at pkware to distribute
their products just before Phil Katz died, btw.

Take care,
Janis

> Janis, consider this a CC. The last 9 lines are the most relevant.

> ========================================================================
> System: Amateur BBS
> Area: LINUX
> Date: 09-04-04 01:11
> From: ANDY ALT
> To: JASEN BETTS
> Subj: Re: Pkzip for Linux
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -=> JASEN BETTS wrote to ANDY ALT <=-

>> File: pkz6lnx.exe (12066kB),
>> Area: PKLIN,
>> Origin: 2:236/150
>> Desc: PKZip for Linux v6.00

>> Can anybody recommend or trash this? I have zip and unzip on here -
>> which came with my Slack distro - I don't know that I need pkzip for
>> linux, or if there might be advantages to having it. Anybody have any
>> xp with this?

>> it doesn't look right.

>> the version number is too high, ( should be 2.something ) it has an
>> .exe extension and it's 12 megs...

>> zip and unzip do pretty-much everything PKZIP does, (except format
>> floppies and possibly a few other oddball features)

> Hmmm.. I didn't even not the file size or .exe extension.. a dead give
> away. :) I found that in the filegate echo or some echo where new files
> were announced. Thanks for pointing that out! That does seem strange; I
> wonder I should mention that to Janis.


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