May 13th, 2004, 12:53 AM
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Re: fantastic idea for se5
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Originally posted by dogscoff:
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Maybe use a good compression format, not the poor quality that is Zip...
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I knew you'd bring that up. Zip is widely recognised and supported, and even on-technical ppl generally know how to handle zip file (I work in IT support, and I know this from experience). Also, zips are handled almost transparently in XP or by earlier Versions oif they install the right software.
For the sake of an extra few % compression is it really worth switching to something more obscure like .rar? Rars can be handled almost transparently with the right software installed as well. .rar archives are handled EXACTLY the same as .zip ones, except that you don't get the built-in XP support for zips, which is really meaningless overall because it just takes installing one program to get very similar functionality.
.rar is a hell of a lot more than a few % better than .zip, and it is nowhere near as obscure as you are making it out to be. .ace would be obscure.
[ May 12, 2004, 23:59: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]
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