[ct-user] FIX for problems extracting files from CT BBS

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

If downloading and running 'CT9.EXE' is wiping out the file you just
downloaded, try this suggestion by Charlie K1XX (run PKUNZIP instead of
CT9).  I will try to get Ken to fix the problem.

- Jim AD1C

>Date: Mon, 01 Sep 1997 12:32:53 -0700
>From: charlie carroll <k1xx@top.monad.net>
>To: AD1C <jjreisert@alum.MIT.EDU>
>Subject: ct bbs
>
>yes, you're right.  Ken should be zipping up CT.exe instead of CT9.exe.
>the problem comes at the end when he changes CT9.zip into CT9.exe with
>the self-unarchiving program.  when you run ct9.exe, it wants to over-
>write itself with the real CT9.exe executable.  the simple answer is 
>this:
>
>use a command line version of pkunzip with the following:
>
>pkunzip ct9.exe <another subdirectory>
>
>pkunzip will recognize the .exe extension as the self unarchiving
>version.  it will then put the real ct9.exe executable into some other
>subdirectory and not overwrite the self-unarchiving file.
>
>if someone is using Winzip, you similarily tell it that you are opening
>a self unarchiving file.  the Open Archive selection allows you to open
>zip and .exe files.  you then extract to a different subdirectory to 
>prevent the overwriting problem.
>
>I downloaded at home here and checked several times at the bbs.  9.30
>is the version going out now.
>
>73  charlie

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Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>      http://www.tiac.net/users/ad1c/


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