From: "Florian Xaver" <dos DOT fire AT aon DOT at>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: PKZIP 2.50 for DOS
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 20:42:38 +0100
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>Good news, but how do I make it work? I tested it just now: I went 
>to the c:\windows\favorites in a dos box and typed:
>    zip  -R  _fav  *.*

Don't use -R, use -r.
For unzip you should use unzip32.exe.

>and only 8.3 names were shown during zipping. After that I opened
>the file with EnZip (free version of WinZip) and only 8.3 names 
>were stored in the zip file!

Maybe the -R switch? I don't know, do you have more info.

set LFN=YES

in autoexec.bat helps.

>
>I have version 2.2. Is there any new version or special command
>for LFN?

The latest version of zip.exe is 2.3. Maybe the old one doesn't support it.

>
>Is there any other command line archiever that uses LFN? My problem
>at the moment is to make a backup of my internet files: Email+
>bookmarks+Addresses and this cannot be made without LFN :(

Please try the newest Infozip again. 

bye, flo
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