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From: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: An idea for safer and portable unshar-ing
Message-ID: <761@crdos1.crd.ge.COM>
Date: 3 Oct 89 15:54:58 GMT
References: <1989Sep30.171114.12550@chance.UUCP> <923@cirrusl.UUCP>
Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen)
Organization: GE Corp R&D Center
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In article <923@cirrusl.UUCP>, dhesi@sun505.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
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|  The development of my "rap" archiver was suspended due to my move.
|  When I get a chance I will complete it.

  Since Rahul has a good reputation for being able to write portable
software, I think it would be good to wait and see this, as opposed to
having a number of standards.

  Rahul: if you want a copy of the latest shar2 for inspiration I'll
mail it to you. Since Rich has expressed dislike for it I suspect that
the source I submitted in March is not going to be posted, along with
all the subsequent stuff I packaged with it. You might be able to use
some of the file splitting or binary file code as a model.

-- 
bill davidsen	(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
"The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called
'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see
that the world is flat!" - anon