Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6728 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2001 14:19:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by 10.226.25.101 with SMTP; 16 Mar 2001 14:19:55 -0000 Received: (qmail 27522 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2001 14:19:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 16 Mar 2001 14:19:52 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14dv0l-0002Mr-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:15:23 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from jaws.cisco.com ([198.135.0.150] helo=cisco.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14dv0j-0002Mm-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:15:22 +0000 Received: from virgin.net (stbryant-isdn-home.cisco.com [10.49.137.202]) by cisco.com (8.8.8/2.6/Cisco List Logging/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA25551 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:14:52 GMT X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <3AB21F5A.A5CC4C82@virgin.net> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:12:43 +0000 From: "Stewart Bryant" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en]C-CCK-MCD (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Zip files References: <000901c0ae0a$789af0e0$32ca28c3@ericadodd> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Peter Since most people have the capability for unzipping, it is perhaps better to use the .zip format rather than the .exe format. You always know what you are getting with a .zip and have complete control over the operation. With a .exe you have to trust the site and trust that it has not been hacked and a substitute program put in its place. There is also the danger of accidental execution in the browser. Just mp 2d 73 Stewart G3YSX g3ldo wrote: > I have a group of small DOS .exe files, plus some .txt data files > (associated with measuring antenna feed impedance) that I would like to put > on to my web site for the benefit of LF experimenters. > I have PKZIP and UNZIP, which I know how to use but these are DOS programs > and are probably not appropriate. > I could use WINZIP but I have never used this before. > The one I like best is the .exe file that, when run, explodes all the zipped > files automatically. > Can anyone advise me? > > Regards, > Peter, G3LDO > > e-mail > > Web