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3. Where can I get a Visual Basic interface to zlib? |
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* http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/ |
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* http://www.dogma.net/markn/articles/zlibtool/zlibtool.htm |
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* win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution |
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4. compress() returns Z_BUF_ERROR |
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4. compress() returns Z_BUF_ERROR. |
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Make sure that before the call of compress, the length of the compressed |
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zero. For Visual Basic, check that this parameter is passed by reference |
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5. deflate() or inflate() returns Z_BUF_ERROR |
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5. deflate() or inflate() returns Z_BUF_ERROR. |
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Before making the call, make sure that avail_in and avail_out are not |
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zero. When setting the parameter flush equal to Z_FINISH, also make sure |
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It's in zlib.h for the moment, and Francis S. Lin has converted it to a |
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web page zlib.html. Volunteers to transform this to Unix-style man pages, |
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please contact Jean-loup Gailly (jloup@gzip.org). Examples of zlib usage |
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are in the files example.c and minigzip.c. |
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please contact us (zlib@gzip.org). Examples of zlib usage are in the files |
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example.c and minigzip.c. |
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7. Why don't you use GNU autoconf or libtool or ...? |
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11. Can zlib handle .zip archives? |
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See the directory contrib/minizip in the zlib distribution. |
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Not by itself, no. See the directory contrib/minizip in the zlib |
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distribution. |
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12. Can zlib handle .Z files? |
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14. How do I install a shared zlib library on Unix? |
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After the above, then: |
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make install |
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trying to install it, you may want to check if it's already there! If you |
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can #include <zlib.h>, it's there. The -lz option will probably link to it. |
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15. I have a question about OttoPDF |
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15. I have a question about OttoPDF. |
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We are not the authors of OttoPDF. The real author is on the OttoPDF web |
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site Joel Hainley jhainley@myndkryme.com. |
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site: Joel Hainley, jhainley@myndkryme.com. |
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16. Can zlib decode Flate data in an Adobe PDF file? |
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Yes. See http://www.fastio.com/ (ClibPDF), or http://www.pdflib.com/ . |
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To modify PDF forms, see http://sourceforge.net/projects/acroformtool/ . |
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17. Why am I getting this "register_frame_info not found" error on Solaris? |
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After installing zlib 1.1.4 on Solaris 2.6, running applications using zlib |
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generates an error such as: |
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ld.so.1: rpm: fatal: relocation error: file /usr/local/lib/libz.so: |
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symbol __register_frame_info: referenced symbol not found |
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The symbol __register_frame_info is not part of zlib, it is generated by |
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the C compiler (cc or gcc). You must recompile applications using zlib |
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which have this problem. This problem is specific to Solaris. See |
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http://www.sunfreeware.com for Solaris versions of zlib and applications |
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using zlib. |
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16. Why does gzip give an error on a file I make with compress/deflate? |
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18. Why does gzip give an error on a file I make with compress/deflate? |
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The compress and deflate functions produce data in the zlib format, which |
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is different and incompatible with the gzip format. The gz* functions in |
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formats use the same compressed data format internally, but have different |
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headers and trailers around the compressed data. |
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17. Ok, so why are there two different formats? |
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19. Ok, so why are there two different formats? |
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The gzip format was designed to retain the directory information about |
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a single file, such as the name and last modification date. The zlib |
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channel applications, and has a much more compact header and trailer and |
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uses a faster integrity check than gzip. |
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18. Well that's nice, but how do I make a gzip file in memory? |
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20. Well that's nice, but how do I make a gzip file in memory? |
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You can request that deflate write the gzip format instead of the zlib |
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format using deflateInit2(). You can also request that inflate decode |
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function and roll your own gzip encoding and decoding. Read the gzip |
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RFC 1952 for details of the header and trailer format. |
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19. Is zlib thread-safe? |
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21. Is zlib thread-safe? |
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Yes. However any library routines that zlib uses and any application- |
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provided memory allocation routines must also be thread-safe. zlib's gz* |
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Of course, you should only operate on any given zlib or gzip stream from a |
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single thread at a time. |
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20. Can I use zlib in my commercial application? |
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22. Can I use zlib in my commercial application? |
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Yes. Please read the license in zlib.h. |
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21. Is zlib under the GNU license? |
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23. Is zlib under the GNU license? |
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No. Please read the license in zlib.h. |
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22. The license says that altered source versions must be "plainly marked". So |
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24. The license says that altered source versions must be "plainly marked". So |
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what exactly do I need to do to meet that requirement? |
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You need to change the ZLIB_VERSION and ZLIB_VERNUM #defines in zlib.h. In |
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ZLIB_VERSION and ZLIB_VERNUM and note the origin and nature of the changes |
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in zlib.h as you would for a full source distribution. |
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23. Will zlib work on a big-endian or little-endian architecture, and can I |
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25. Will zlib work on a big-endian or little-endian architecture, and can I |
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exchange compressed data between them? |
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Yes and yes. |
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24. Will zlib work on a 64-bit machine? |
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26. Will zlib work on a 64-bit machine? |
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It should. It has been tested on 64-bit machines, and has no dependence |
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on any data types being limited to 32-bits in length. If you have any |
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difficulties, please provide a complete problem report to zlib@gzip.org |
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25. Will zlib decompress data from the PKWare Data Compression Library? |
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27. Will zlib decompress data from the PKWare Data Compression Library? |
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No. The PKWare DCL uses a completely different compressed data format |
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than does PKZIP and zlib. However, you can look in zlib's contrib/blast |
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directory for a possible solution to your problem. |
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26. Can I access data randomly in a compressed stream? |
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28. Can I access data randomly in a compressed stream? |
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No, not without some preparation. If when compressing you periodically |
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use Z_FULL_FLUSH, carefully write all the pending data at those points, |
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at those points. You have to be careful to not use Z_FULL_FLUSH too |
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often, since it can significantly degrade compression. |
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27. Does zlib work on MVS, OS/390, CICS, etc.? |
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29. Does zlib work on MVS, OS/390, CICS, etc.? |
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We don't know for sure. We have heard occasional reports of success on |
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these systems. If you do use it on one of these, please provide us with |
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a report, instructions, and patches that we can reference when we get |
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these questions. Thanks. |
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28. Is there some simpler, easier to read version of inflate I can look at |
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30. Is there some simpler, easier to read version of inflate I can look at |
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to understand the deflate format? |
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First off, you should read RFC 1951. Second, yes. Look in zlib's |
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contrib/puff directory. |
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29. Does zlib infringe on any patents? |
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31. Does zlib infringe on any patents? |
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As far as we know, no. In fact, that was originally the whole point behind |
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zlib. Look here for some more information: |
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http://www.gzip.org/#faq11 |
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30. Can zlib work with greater than 4 GB of data? |
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32. Can zlib work with greater than 4 GB of data? |
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Yes. inflate() and deflate() will process any amount of data correctly. |
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Each call of inflate() or deflate() is limited to input and output chunks |
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only if the compiler's "long" type is 32 bits. If the compiler's "long" |
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type is 64 bits, then the limit is 16 exabytes. |
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31. Does zlib have any security vulnerabilities? |
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33. Does zlib have any security vulnerabilities? |
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The only one that we are aware of is potentially in gzprintf(). If zlib |
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is compiled to use sprintf() or vsprintf(), then there is no protection |
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Note that you should be using the most recent version of zlib. Versions |
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1.1.3 and before were subject to a double-free vulnerability. |
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32. Is there a Java version of zlib? |
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34. Is there a Java version of zlib? |
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Probably what you want is to use zlib in Java. zlib is already included |
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as part of the Java SDK in the java.util.zip package. If you really want |
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a version of zlib written in the Java language, look on the zlib home |
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page for links: http://www.zlib.org/ |
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33. I get this or that compiler or source-code scanner warning when I crank it |
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up to maximally-pendantic. Can't you guys write proper code? |
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35. I get this or that compiler or source-code scanner warning when I crank it |
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up to maximally-pedantic. Can't you guys write proper code? |
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Many years ago, we gave up attempting to avoid warnings on every compiler |
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in the universe. It just got to be a waste of time, and some compilers |
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were downright silly. So now, we simply make sure that the code always |
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works. |
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34. Will zlib read the (insert any ancient or arcane format here) compressed |
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36. Will zlib read the (insert any ancient or arcane format here) compressed |
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data format? |
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Probably not. Look in the comp.compression FAQ for pointers to various |
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formats and associated software. |
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35. How can I encrypt/decrypt zip files with zlib? |
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37. How can I encrypt/decrypt zip files with zlib? |
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zlib doesn't support encryption. The original PKZIP encryption is very weak |
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and can be broken with freely available programs. To get strong encryption, |
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use gpg ( http://www.gnupg.org/ ) which already includes zlib compression. |
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use GnuPG, http://www.gnupg.org/ , which already includes zlib compression. |
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For PKZIP compatible "encryption", look at http://www.info-zip.org/ |
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36. What's the difference between the "gzip" and "deflate" HTTP 1.1 encodings? |
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38. What's the difference between the "gzip" and "deflate" HTTP 1.1 encodings? |
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"gzip" is the gzip format, and "deflate" is the zlib format. They should |
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probably have called the second one "zlib" instead to avoid confusion |
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Bottom line: use the gzip format for HTTP 1.1 encoding. |
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37. Does zlib support the new "Deflate64" format introduced by PKWare? |
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39. Does zlib support the new "Deflate64" format introduced by PKWare? |
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No. PKWare has apparently decided to keep that format proprietary, since |
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they have not documented it as they have previous compression formats. |
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In any case, the compression improvements are so modest compared to other |
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more modern approaches, that it's not worth the effort to implement. |
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38. Can you please sign these lengthy legal documents and fax them back to us |
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40. Can you please sign these lengthy legal documents and fax them back to us |
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so that we can use your software in our product? |
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No. Go away. Shoo. |
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