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Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 07:49:31 +0200 (IST)
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On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, CBFalconer wrote:

> > No, no problems with the zipper.  We use InfoZip's Zip program, which
> > never failed us as far as file names are concerned.
> 
> Yes, but we don't know where *his* zipfiles have been.  For
> example, some idiot may have unzipped then under W9x, then
> repacked them with a DOS only zipper, or even under the DOS mode. 

That's possible, but sounds far-fetched.  I assume the zip files came 
from SimTel.NET.

> Where else could his names with '~n's in them have come from? 

I think some unzip program (pkunzip?) produces numeric tails on its own, 
even on plain DOS.  At least that's what I heard.