Message:22639 In: PACKET.WW

From: KQ6UP
Date: Tue, 19 May 26 13:07:00 Z
Newsgroups: PACKET.WW
Subject: XZ Compression
Message-ID: <7376_KQ6UP>
Path: N2MH4|NS2B|N3IP|KA3VSP|N3MEL|KQ6UP

R:260520/2124Z 31392@N2MH4.#SENC.NC.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
R:260519/1309Z 51546@NS2B.#WNY.NY.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.25
R:260519/1308Z 67482@N3IP.#SEPA.PA.USA.NOAM BPQK6.0.24
R:260519/1308Z 2244@KA3VSP.DE.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.25
R:260519/1307Z 17398@N3MEL.#EPA.PA.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.25
R:260519/1307Z 7376@KQ6UP.#SCA.CA.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.24

I find that if I use XZ to compress my attachments prior to
sending them as a 7plus file, I get the smallest possible file.

As far I know, XZ has the highest compression ratio at the
expense of a lot of processing time to compress.

To "unzip" use the command unxz in Linux/UNIX.

-73 de Chris KQ6UP





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