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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 05:30:04 -0500
From: Glenn Spell <glenn AT gs DOT fay DOT nc DOT us>
To: cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: Re: Installation Routine
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In-Reply-To: <38B64FB1.CD9B12D3@vinschen.de>; from "Corinna Vinschen" on Fri, Feb 25, 2000 at 10:47AM
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On 25 Feb 2000 around 10:47AM (+0100) Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> > Is there any chance of using bzip2 in place of gzip?
>
> I wouldn't do that. As it is mentioned often in the cygwin base
> mailing list, Netscape Navigator is able to mess up bzip2ed files
> when downloading.

Yes, but Navigator is just as able to mess up gzipped files served
via http if the webserver is not configured properly for the file
extension.

> I fear the mail traffic followup...

If packages will be distributed via http and the servers use the
current Apache default configuration then that's a valid concern.

-glenn

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