Author: Tim Mirabile
Date: 09:15:02 11/06/00
It has been suggested that by using the CAB format instead of the ZIP format, compression ratios for the monthly archives could be greatly improved, resulting in file sizes about 1/3 of what they are now. This is probably since ZIP only compresses the individual files and not across multiple files, so it is not the best way to compress lots of small text files. Windows users have several means to extract CAB files, but I am concerned that people using other platforms would have problems with this format. If the CAB format is not universal enough, I would consider other compression formats which compress across multiple files. Any ideas or suggestions?
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