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Subject:	Re: Why the executables r so big ????
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Date:	Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:03:20 -0400
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Damian Yerrick wrote:
> 
> Snowman <idzy AT friko5 DOT onet DOT pl> wrote in message
[snip]
> > And I don't understand while the files that I compile are so big .
[snip]
> UPX, the Ultimate Packer for Executables,
> strips and compresses your binaries in one step. It can also
> make your Windows 9x programs a lot smaller.
> http://www.nexus.hu/upx/
> 
> Damian Yerrick

Thanks for posting this,I tried it out and
it worked great.My current project is over
500k uncompressed but after UPXing it its
only 127k...I tried it out on some other
stuff and so far it does wonders...


Be Cool,
Krogg.

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