TID: FMail-lnx64 2.2.0.0   
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   Hi Michiel,   
      
   On 2023-08-21 09:57:51, you wrote to me:   
      
    TK>>> Back in the day when I had millions of points and downlinks, some   
    TK>>> liked to use rar and uc. Nowadays it should be enough to support   
    TK>>> zip. :)   
      
    WV>> I'm still using rar on two links.   
      
    MvdV> Why? They do not support ZIP?   
      
   Because I can. ;-)   
      
   At the time the choice was made, because rar compressed better. And because it   
   still works there is no reason to change this.   
      
    WV>> And outside fido rar is very much in use too.   
      
    MvdV> That should be no concern of us. It is (was?) barely used in Fidonet.   
      
   It means it's a viable choice, where current supported versions are available.   
      
    WV>> And lha is in use in AmigaNet, because it was and still is the   
    WV>> default archiver for the Amiga.   
      
    MvdV> How many in Amiganet still actually use an Amiga?   
      
   Enough...   
      
    MvdV> Hoe many of those do not also have a Fidonet node and support ZIP?   
    MvdV> ZIP has become de de facto compression standard in Fidonet.   
      
   Not in AmigaNet.   
      
    MvdV> The problem with keeping all these antiquaria, is that you also have   
    MvdV> to support it. This will become increasingly difficult when the   
    MvdV> knowledge evaporates...   
      
   This is true for all of Fidonet technology. Keeping this old techniques   
   working is partly what makes it interesting...   
      
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
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