On   Wed,   21    Dec   1994   14:02:33   -0500    "Jeff   Finlay,   NYU"
<[log in to unmask]> said:
 
>Is there any way  to compress text files and store  them on a fileserver
>so that  people will be  able to get  them? Will listserv  recognize any
>compression format? If not, is there any other list-software that will?
 
This works just  like a FTP site,  ie you can store the  file in whatever
format you  want, and  if the  recipient has the  right software,  he can
decode it. On  VM you can also  have LISTSERV compress the  file when you
PUT it and decompress it when a  GET is done, but this feature was mostly
introduced to  support the  native VM  compression built  in to  the COPY
command and to the system editor (since  people may want to have files in
public directories  stored in  that format, and  then have  LISTSERV make
these available via  e-mail). This is not a very  good compression format
for text files.
 
  Eric