Subj : Re: Fmail Compression and Decompression
To : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Mon Aug 21 2023 10:40 am
Hi Michiel,
On 2023-08-21 09:57:51, you wrote to me:
TK>>> Back in the day when I had millions of points and downlinks, some
TK>>> liked to use rar and uc. Nowadays it should be enough to support
TK>>> zip. :)
WV>> I'm still using rar on two links.
MvdV> Why? They do not support ZIP?
Because I can. ;-)
At the time the choice was made, because rar compressed better. And because it still works there is no reason to change this.
WV>> And outside fido rar is very much in use too.
MvdV> That should be no concern of us. It is (was?) barely used in Fidonet.
It means it's a viable choice, where current supported versions are available.
WV>> And lha is in use in AmigaNet, because it was and still is the
WV>> default archiver for the Amiga.
MvdV> How many in Amiganet still actually use an Amiga?
Enough...
MvdV> Hoe many of those do not also have a Fidonet node and support ZIP?
MvdV> ZIP has become de de facto compression standard in Fidonet.
Not in AmigaNet.
MvdV> The problem with keeping all these antiquaria, is that you also have
MvdV> to support it. This will become increasingly difficult when the
MvdV> knowledge evaporates...
This is true for all of Fidonet technology. Keeping this old techniques working is partly what makes it interesting...
Bye, Wilfred.
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