Date:	Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:26:28 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Fred Backman <fredrick DOT backman AT pmail DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: optimizing vs packing .EXE (Re: e: Why the executables r so big ????)
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On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Fred Backman wrote:

> I agree as far as packing an .EXE goes. I don't know how UPX works,
> but I have a feeling it is no more than a packing tool, e.g. it does
> not modify any code but "only" removes redundant information and
> packs everything else.

No, it also compresses the code (and uncompresses it at run time).

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