| From: | Tim Seifert |
| Date: | 24 Apr 2001 at 16:48:58 |
| Subject: | Re: [D5] Re: ArcHandlerEx 1.5 |
_Replying to a message_
By: Enrique R. Mecklenburg Serkovic <emeck@imarpe.gob.pe>
To: dopus5@lss.com.au <dopus5@lss.com.au>
On: Thursday, March 22, 2001, 4:32:24 AM
Re: [D5] Re: ArcHandlerEx 1.5
Hi Enrique,
RL>>> Just uploaded the archive Dave sent me, as I'm on the PC I haven't a
RL>>> clue what's in the archive. So if it's naughty pictures you know
RL>>> who to blame. ;)
TS>> Trying to find a decent program to handle LhA archives on the PC is a
TS>> right royal pain in the butt. I've tried several, and not found one
TS>> that works properly. Most don't support long filenames, one that
TS>> did, couldn't handle long file paths (you had to do just about
TS>> everything in the root, or first sub-directory, including keep the
TS>> archive command somewhere similar).
ERMS> Had the same problem here until I found PowerArchiver. It is
ERMS> similar to winzip but freeware and manages .zip .lha .tar and .gz
ERMS> (lacks lzx at the moment). Maybe it could help you, here is the web
ERMS> page:
ERMS>
ERMS> www.powerarchiver.com
Okay, I'll give that a bash, though, the other crucial half of the
equation, is: Will it "make" an LhA archive that works on the Amiga, too.
(I'm dropping an ISP soon, don't send mail to bigpond.com addresses.)
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