On Thu, Jun 11, 1998 at 02:49:48PM +0200, Michael Dietrich wrote: > On Wed, Jun 10, 1998 at 01:36:58PM +0200, Anselm Lingnau wrote: > > > unz512x3.exe is a self-unarching zip, and can be unpacked with Linux unzip > > > > > > gzip124.exe is a self-unarching lharc file and can be unpacked with > > > Linux lha > > > > It might be a good idea to add a note in the README to that effect. > > > i don't like those archives: you don know about a virus in it and you > need 2 steps to get on that what you need (in fact you need a > writeable storage with enough space - not easy with a floppy boot > system and a cdrom). so: please extract those tools for dos!
It is equally likely that the extracted programs will be infected too. Your point regarding temporary space is a good one, but both unzip and gzip require space to extract things to anyway. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
