Re: File compression

Jon Ogden <[email protected]> Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:34:57 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.realbasic.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
He’s trying to use that and having this problem. I have seen this before as well. 

The solution?  Use Dropbox or similar to send a file to your friend. 


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> On Apr 20, 2018, at 3:19 PM, emile.a.schwarz <[email protected]> wrote:
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> The Unarchiver is fantastic. Use that and forget about everything else (to decompress items).
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> To compress, files / folders, use the macOS built-in application; select the files, then right-click in it/them and send the result.
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> I use The Unarchiver every day ;)
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> Emile
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> > Message du 20/04/18 19:19
> > De : "Daniel Drijard" <[email protected]>
> > A : "Nug" <nug-Ktk10zIkF/Jvqtv/[email protected]>
> > Copie à : 
> > Objet : File compression
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>    I use an iMac under system OSX 10.12.6 (SIERRA)
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>    I exchange with a friend files/folders of sizes of the order of 10/30 MB. They get compressed out of my will and my friend needs sometimes to use The Unarchiver to decompress them. They get compressed by my Mail system in a different .zip format (.cpgz). 2-clicking them generates a new file with extension .zip. Endless----
>    This decompressor does not seem easy to use (2 useless dialogs before a plausible one).  
>    My Mail system decides the compression, but if I start with Stuffit I get the same thing. 
>    Thus what are the rules/decisions of this compression ?
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> Cordially
> Daniel
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