From: Paul Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hell.. Why not use a tar + gzip combination? :) > > And why use it, when there is ZIP? > > 'cause tar+gzip compresses better, as a general rule.
RAR, of course, has the same benefits. The reason tar + gzip compresses better is because ZIP treats separate files as individual compression blocks; rather than compressing the entire archive. For data that may be repeated across files, tar'ing and then gzipping the file gives better results. FWIW, WinZip handles tar+gzip files... Si
