I zip a file using "Info-ZIP" on a HP-VMS system. I then use perl to ftp the files to a Unix system. I using gzip with the -N option, but my files are always decompressed without the original file extension.
Example: VMS system: Archive: PH$DEVL:[COM]TRYFTP.GZ;1 Length Date Time Name --------- ---------- ----- ---- 2082 02-08-2010 11:03 tryftp.txt --------- ------- 2082 1 file Unix system: $ gzip -dNv tryftp.gz tryftp.gz: 50.8% -- replaced with tryftp Clarence Respass, Software Engineer - HDS Express Scripts, Inc. Work: (314) 684-7150, x347150 Cell: (412) 657-1281