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Posted by Jeff on October 25, 2007, 7:07 pm
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Rob Lindauer wrote:
> Jeff wrote:
>> Does 7-zip use a proprietary zip algorithm? What I mean if I zip
>> something with 7-zip and send it to someone else who only has Winzip
>> can they unzip it or will they need to also have 7-zip?
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>> Jeff
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> 7-zip can compress using its own 7z format, but it can also compress
> using normal zip format (which any zip program can open). I've never
> known anyone to have trouble with zip files I created using 7-zip.
> 7-zip can read various other compression formats as well (rar, tar,
> and a bunch more). Rob L
Thank you. That is what I wanted to know.
Jeff
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