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- Windows/DOS files are usually first be zipped (and unzipped at the
other end) -- archives and compresses -- using pkzip or Winzip
- Macintosh files should be archived/compressed using StuffIt
- Unix files should be archived into one file using tar and then compress
using compress or gzip
- Compression (and uncompression) software is either public domain (it's
free) or shareware (is obtained free but author requests a fee if you decided to
continue to use it)
Dave Marshall
9/28/2001