From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!mcvax!prlb2!kulcs!dirk From: dirk@kulcs.UUCP (Dirk Craeynest) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: val-comp.hlp not big, just verbose Message-ID: <959@kulcs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 17-Sep-87 08:26:07 EDT Article-I.D.: kulcs.959 Posted: Thu Sep 17 08:26:07 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 19-Sep-87 14:49:39 EDT References: <8709160124.AA05084@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Reply-To: dirk@kulcs.UUCP () Organization: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Dept. Computer Science Summary: Use arc, compress, ... List-Id: In article <8709160124.AA05084@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> CONTR47@NOSC-TECR.ARPA writes: >val-comp.hlp consists of: ... [deleted] > That computes to 70% of the file for formatting. [suggestion to remove formatting characters to reduce size] > ... and *then* maybe it will be feasible to mail it to everyone. >regards, sam harbaugh An easier, and more efficient, way to cut down the size of such files, is to use arc, compress, or something similar. I tried arc on an older copy of the list of validated Ada compilers and the list of planned implementations: the files were compressed to almost one fifth of their original size! Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC =========== ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ==== COMP.ARC 43624 Crunched 78% 9729 9 Jun 87 12:03a 2be6 PLANS.ARC 47072 Crunched 79% 10238 9 Mar 87 12:37a f303 ==== ======== ==== ======== Total 2 90696 78% 19967 Isn't it possible to post the list in that format? +-Dirk Craeynest-------------------------------------------------------+ | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | uucp: ...!mcvax!prlb2!kulcs!dirk | | Department of Computer Science | or dirk@kulcs.UUCP | | Celestijnenlaan 200 A | bitnet: dirk@kulcs.bitnet | | B-3030 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium | phone: +(32) 16-200656 x3555 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+