Re: GZIP Help?

Pamela Mason (mailto:pmason@NALUSDA.GOV)
Tue, 4 Oct 1994 18:12:04 -0400

Message-Id: <mailto:199410042211.RAA28648@library.wustl.edu>
Date:         Tue, 4 Oct 1994 18:12:04 -0400
From: Pamela Mason <mailto:pmason@NALUSDA.GOV>
Subject:      Re: GZIP Help?
To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB <mailto:IMAGELIB@ARIZVM1.BITNET>

On Tue, 4 Oct 1994, Kurt Foss wrote:

> I just received this plea for help:
>
> >--
> ... ever run acros gzip files? My systems guys have ftp'ed a bunch of them
> from quartz.rutgers.edu and can't find a way to ungzip them on a Macintosh.
> Any ideas?
> >--
>
> Anyone got the secret tool or know where to find it?
>
> ~ Kurt
>
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Kurt, I have downloaded this utility from one of the many Mosaic/WWW resources (I forget which). I haven't used it much, but it seems especially popular in Australia. I recall having some problems with it (once unzipped, the original file, I think, disappears, so you have only the unzipped version. I'm not sure about this, however. Good luck, Pamela *ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ*ÿ* | Pamela Mason, Project Manager | National Agricultural Library |
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