In a recent note, Howard Brazee said: > Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:51:19 -0700 > > Every year, we FTP some files from the mainframe to an ASCII Unix server > where the zip software is Gzip. The feds though want to pick up these > files in either WinZip or PKZip format (in ASCII), so we FTP the files > to a PC, zip them by hand, then put them back on the server. > > Last year the Unix gurus spent quite a bit of time trying to create a > file they could unzip, but failed. > Sigh. But they probably have wives and kids they need to support.
> What would be the best way to zip these files for the feds? > A way (best is subject to discussion) is use /bin/cp to copy them to an HFS directory structure conformant with the recipients' requirements; /bin/pax to convert to ASCII, info-zip to zip, then FTP to server. Only the last step need go off the mainframe. -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
