> However, the question we must consider is whether saving space in a
> 1-meg executable is worth the extra trouble for all concerned, as well
> as using a non-standard compression format.

No, no, no!

Okay, UPX packing is not an archival format like .ZIP is.  It is applied to
a .EXE file and creates a .EXE file.  The resulting .EXE file is executable,
just like the first, and behaves just like the original.  It's
_transparent_, like I said.

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Stephan T. Lavavej

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