Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 21:41:57 +0200, Tomasz Rola wrote: >> [...] >> > Why not a plain ol' .zip? The greater the variety of nested >> > envelopes, the greater >> >> I think it is because *.zip is (almost) useless for spreading viruses. > >As an afterthought, I can see I should be more explicit... So, no I am >not accusing. It is just after spending way too much time with >computers I can see that we humans are, en masse, idiots. Therefor, if >there is a file format helping with spreading malware, it will be >choosen instead of one that helps inhibiting it. > Gresham's Law? Not quite. Humans, en masse, are apt to prefer the idiosyncratic utility with a perceived added value such as a GUI. Or, alas, too often automatically opening/launching the extracted object, possibly malware. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
On Wed, Oct 03, 2018 at 09:30:33PM +0200, Tomasz Rola wrote: > On Tue, Oct 02, 2018 at 01:57:13PM -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > [...] > > Why not a plain ol' .zip? The greater the variety of nested > > envelopes, the greater > > I think it is because *.zip is (almost) useless for spreading viruses. As an afterthought, I can see I should be more explicit... So, no I am not accusing. It is just after spending way too much time with computers I can see that we humans are, en masse, idiots. Therefor, if there is a file format helping with spreading malware, it will be choosen instead of one that helps inhibiting it. -- Regards, Tomasz Rola -- ** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature. ** ** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home** ** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened... ** ** ** ** Tomasz Rola mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com ** -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
On Tue, Oct 02, 2018 at 01:57:13PM -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: [...] > Why not a plain ol' .zip? The greater the variety of nested > envelopes, the greater I think it is because *.zip is (almost) useless for spreading viruses. -- Regards, Tomasz Rola -- ** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature. ** ** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home** ** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened... ** ** ** ** Tomasz Rola mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com ** -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
Linux can extract the files from an .exe file using 7za command in the p7zip package. MacOSX can extract the files with the Keka application. From: Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 10:16 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved! On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 17:05:19 +, Richards, Robert B. wrote: >Just wanted to let all of you know that the issue has been resolved. > >Instead of downloading a zip file, you now download an .exe file. That file >works great. > z/OS? Linux? MacOS? Solaris? >Thanks to the SHARE folks for their prompt response. > If it's unbiased. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 17:35:54 +, Pew, Curtis G wrote: >On Oct 2, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Richards, Robert B. wrote: >> >> Unbiased? Not sure what you mean. > >I think his point was that downloading a .exe file is pretty useless if you’re >not on a Windows machine. As someone who rarely uses Windows, I tend to cringe >when I see a .exe file offered for download. > >For what it’s worth, I was able to download the .zip version and open it on my >Mac, and then mount the .iso file it contained, without any problems. > Why not a plain ol' .zip? The greater the variety of nested envelopes, the greater the chance of introducing an obstacle on any given system. Almost any desktop can handle .zip, and on z/OS "jar" handles it (unless it's 7-zip peculiar). .iso? OK for Mac and Linux. Windows vacillates. Some releases honor it; others have it hidden, or not at all. We used Virtual Clone drive for it. Our Software Manufacturing and Distribution department used to do OK creating CDs when I gave them .iso files. Save once, when they created a CD containing a .iso file. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
Curtis, Thanks for the enlightenment! My original and subsequent emails were dealing entirely with the Winzip link. As you have pointed out, there was also a link for an .iso file that apparently has worked fine from the jump. A visit to the SHARE site would have revealed that. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Pew, Curtis G Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2018 1:36 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved! On Oct 2, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Richards, Robert B. <01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Unbiased? Not sure what you mean. I think his point was that downloading a .exe file is pretty useless if you’re not on a Windows machine. As someone who rarely uses Windows, I tend to cringe when I see a .exe file offered for download. For what it’s worth, I was able to download the .zip version and open it on my Mac, and then mount the .iso file it contained, without any problems. -- Pew, Curtis G curtis@austin.utexas.edu ITS Systems/Core/Administrative Services -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
On Oct 2, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Richards, Robert B. <01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Unbiased? Not sure what you mean. I think his point was that downloading a .exe file is pretty useless if you’re not on a Windows machine. As someone who rarely uses Windows, I tend to cringe when I see a .exe file offered for download. For what it’s worth, I was able to download the .zip version and open it on my Mac, and then mount the .iso file it contained, without any problems. -- Pew, Curtis G curtis@austin.utexas.edu ITS Systems/Core/Administrative Services -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
Gil, Proceedings are primarily relevant to z/OS and Linux on Z. Unbiased? Not sure what you mean. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2018 1:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved! On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 17:05:19 +, Richards, Robert B. wrote: >Just wanted to let all of you know that the issue has been resolved. > >Instead of downloading a zip file, you now download an .exe file. That file >works great. > z/OS? Linux? MacOS? Solaris? >Thanks to the SHARE folks for their prompt response. > If it's unbiased. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 17:05:19 +, Richards, Robert B. wrote: >Just wanted to let all of you know that the issue has been resolved. > >Instead of downloading a zip file, you now download an .exe file. That file >works great. > z/OS? Linux? MacOS? Solaris? >Thanks to the SHARE folks for their prompt response. > If it's unbiased. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error - Solved!
Just wanted to let all of you know that the issue has been resolved. Instead of downloading a zip file, you now download an .exe file. That file works great. Thanks to the SHARE folks for their prompt response. Bob From: Richards, Robert B. Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2018 7:20 AM To: 'IBM Mainframe Discussion List' Cc: SHARE HQ (shar...@share.org) Subject: SHARE St.Louis 2018 Proceedings Extraction Error I downloaded the self-extracting zip file, Proceedings.7z, and got the following error when it attempts to populate the abstracts folder: Extracting abstracts OK Extracting css OK Extracting css\bootstrap OK Extracting css\bootstrap\css OK Extracting css\bootstrap\img OK Extracting css\bootstrap\js OK Extracting data OK Extracting files OK Extracting img OK Extracting jsOK Extracting lib OK Extracting lib\angular OK Extracting partials OK Extracting xml OK Extracting abstracts\32437.html Unknown compression method Anyone else experience this issue? As far as I can tell, I had zero issues downloading the 1.7GB zip file. Bob -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
