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From: iNFiK <randolp1 AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: MSDOS Unzip Program
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 19:30:06 -0700
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To: Jens Jedamzik <jedamzik AT eevmic DOT uni-paderborn DOT de>
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Jens Jedamzik wrote:
> 
> iNFiK <randolp1 AT ix DOT netcom DOT com> schreibt:
> >
> > how can your unzip program be more reliable htan PKware's unzip program?
> > Pk*zip is the REAL and 1st zip program that eveyone uses (well .. dos
> > users anyway).  But you may be right if you're talking about
> > error-freeness, but not compatability with other .ZIPs.
> > =)
> 
> Hey, what's the noise about?
> EVERYBODY uses PKunzip? Me NOT!
> PKunzip is SHAREWARE, whereas ZIP and UNZIP are FREEWARE!
> UNZIP.EXE is, for instance, found in the SimTel/MSDOS directory
> at all places mirroring it. With UNZIP, You won't have to deal with switches
> as in PKunzip's '-d'.
> ZIP.EXE can be retrieved by downloading 'ZIP20X.ZIP' from the
> same site, You got UNZIP from.
> The main advantage of ZIP and UNZIP vs PKzip and PKunzip is:
> 1.) You get them free!
> 2.) There's 50% less of tipping to be done for unzipping a
>      package including directoy structures.
> 
> So long,
> 
> JJ

thoes freeware ZIPers are based on the original pkware PKZIP program.
and pkzip is freeware unless you use it in a buisness or somthin =-] .. i 
think....