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Files at ThePits

Michael Dittenba

Files at ThePits

by Michael Dittenba » Wed, 17 Apr 1996 04:00:00

I got a problem with the zip-files at ThePits. They seem to be corrupt
because the Pkunzip always writes that I should use Pkzipfix, even
self-extracting files. Is version 2.04g the latest???

Thanx in advance

Mike

David Woodwar

Files at ThePits

by David Woodwar » Thu, 18 Apr 1996 04:00:00


> I got a problem with the zip-files at ThePits. They seem to be corrupt
> because the Pkunzip always writes that I should use Pkzipfix, even
> self-extracting files. Is version 2.04g the latest???

> Thanx in advance

> Mike

I too had this problem as files were trying to overwrite themselves
during extraction. The solution is to change the last letter before the
.exe and then run the programme this seems to cure the problem.
   Dave
tschi..

Files at ThePits

by tschi.. » Thu, 18 Apr 1996 04:00:00

Mike,
I was having the same prob intermittently(sp.?), mostly with ICR2NCAR

download. For some reason only_this_file kept say D/L complete after receiving
90k to 350k, actual "Zipped" size of this file is around 530k. Anyway someone
posted that thay had (P.S. this was at US Mirror 6 weeks ago) it at their Web
Site, more local to me (Minnesota, USA) and it D/L'd first time complete ! Hope
this helps. Maybe someone can get you an alternate URL to try.
Happy Lappin'!
Wade Tschida
#49 DB Motorsports

William A Charet

Files at ThePits

by William A Charet » Sat, 20 Apr 1996 04:00:00


>> I got a problem with the zip-files at ThePits. They seem to be corrupt
>> because the Pkunzip always writes that I should use Pkzipfix, even
>> self-extracting files. Is version 2.04g the latest???

>> Thanx in advance

>> Mike

>Mike,
>I was having the same prob intermittently(sp.?), mostly with ICR2NCAR

>download. For some reason only_this_file kept say D/L complete after receiving
>90k to 350k, actual "Zipped" size of this file is around 530k. Anyway someone
>posted that thay had (P.S. this was at US Mirror 6 weeks ago) it at their Web
>Site, more local to me (Minnesota, USA) and it D/L'd first time complete ! Hope
>this helps. Maybe someone can get you an alternate URL to try.
>Happy Lappin'!
>Wade Tschida
>#49 DB Motorsports


That was me...I've got all the files posted at my web site in case anyone
wants them. There's also a 00_index.txt (a'la Wustl and walnut creek
(cdrom.com)) describing what each file is for.

http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m064/char0011/

go to the bottom of the page, and check out where it says "the things I'd
spend too much money on if I had too much money to spend' or something
like that

and look around the rest of the page and PLEASE hit my web counter while
you are there...it's been there since feb 7 and it hasn't broken 30 hits :(

-Bill

Je

Files at ThePits

by Je » Mon, 22 Apr 1996 04:00:00


Sorry about the problems  with the files. Yes a lot of them don't
extract properly because the file name is the same as the file inside
(?!). This means it trys to overwrite itself on extracting.

A tempory get around is to rename the self extracting EXE file to
something like BOB.EXE or FOOBAR.EXE before extracting.

We're current;y doing an update and were renameing the files.

SOme files at the US mirror have become corrupt. Due to the lack of
bandwidth and drop-outs, when sending files to the use they got a bit
screwed up. I am working on it and resending them.

Jed
The Pits
www.ukps.com/thepits
www.fwb.gulf.net/~jkohl/thepits

Je

Files at ThePits

by Je » Mon, 22 Apr 1996 04:00:00


Sorry about the problems  with the files. Yes a lot of them don't
extract properly because the file name is the same as the file inside
(?!). This means it trys to overwrite itself on extracting.

A tempory get around is to rename the self extracting EXE file to
something like BOB.EXE or FOOBAR.EXE before extracting.

We're current;y doing an update and were renameing the files.

SOme files at the US mirror have become corrupt. Due to the lack of
bandwidth and drop-outs, when sending files to the use they got a bit
screwed up. I am working on it and resending them.

Jed
The Pits
www.ukps.com/thepits
www.fwb.gulf.net/~jkohl/thepits


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