Why do files always come in ZIP or RAR format

[mundane]

Originally posted by: sdifox
ever try to email an executable?

I used a webhost in which *any* email attachment with an ".exe", ".com", etc was summarily blocked. Ironically, this included email with attached forwards ("Reservations for your trip from www.expedia.com.eml").

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
7z REPRESENT!

7z 4 lyf bitch

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Think about the person paying to host a file. If you can shave even 10% of all data transmission, that would be a big $$$ saver.

So a 9 meg zip instead of a 10 meg exe might not matter to you, but maybe 500,000 people have downloaded it.

Listen to this man.

What I don't understand is why more people don't offer files as torrents, would be a great way to cut bandwidth costs. Of course not all people can do torrents, so a few HTTP/FTP mirrors should still be available.

 

[Locut0s]

Both WinZip and WinRAR allow you to save self decompressing zips and rars. This way you don't need any program to uncompress them at the other end. Of course this makes the files larger as it includes a small unzip program with the package.

 

[sandorski]

I used to hate files that used Zip of Rar files which were actually files of some other format which I don't remember. I'd much rather haze Zip or Rar than EXE, although I've made some Rar EXE's on occasion for friends.

 

[revnja]

Oh no, instead of double-clicking an .exe, I have to right click and select extract and wait five seconds... might as well go kill myself now.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: Steve
Sweet, a thread with five consecutive Lifer posts!

Ironically preceded by 2 noobs with the combined post count of 13!

too bad Soundmanred had to ruin the Lifer thing though

regardless, I believe my answer is the most logical, which makes me the winrar! *rim shot*

Since when did post count dictate if you're a noob or not, Mr 17,000 posts in three years??

 

[pcslookout]

To have par files of course

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: KK
I love downloading winrar in rar format.

They gotta make you work for it.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: Steve
Sweet, a thread with five consecutive Lifer posts!

Ironically preceded by 2 noobs with the combined post count of 13!

too bad Soundmanred had to ruin the Lifer thing though

regardless, I believe my answer is the most logical, which makes me the winrar! *rim shot*

Since when did post count dictate if you're a noob or not, Mr 17,000 posts in three years??

I didn't derive their noobness from the post count, just look at their join dates. And there's nothing *bad* about it, just pointing out the ironing of consecutive lifers posting after consecutive noobs.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: Steve
Sweet, a thread with five consecutive Lifer posts!

Ironically preceded by 2 noobs with the combined post count of 13!

too bad Soundmanred had to ruin the Lifer thing though

regardless, I believe my answer is the most logical, which makes me the winrar! *rim shot*

Since when did post count dictate if you're a noob or not

Since always noob

 

[Lonyo]

They do it because GamersHell hates us, and feels the need to rar up a 2GB installer which is already compressed just so they can put a 1kb .txt file into the archive along with the original file.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: mundane

Originally posted by: sdifox
ever try to email an executable?

I used a webhost in which *any* email attachment with an ".exe", ".com", etc was summarily blocked. Ironically, this included email with attached forwards ("Reservations for your trip from www.expedia.com.eml").

Lol, I know, I am just wondering if the op knows.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: Steve
Sweet, a thread with five consecutive Lifer posts!

Ironically preceded by 2 noobs with the combined post count of 13!

too bad Soundmanred had to ruin the Lifer thing though

regardless, I believe my answer is the most logical, which makes me the winrar! *rim shot*

Since when did post count dictate if you're a noob or not

Since always noob

19 posts every day for 7 years?! Sad. Your muscles must have atrophied from lack of use.

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: DoubleROFL
i understand that lots of files need to be in ZIP or RAR files

but

what about a single file...like a installer?

why cant they save us some hassle

It's a requirement that the new internet supervision office had enacted last year. The commision is called International Member Action Harbor Official of Maintence Office (IMAHOMO for short)

That is just one of many rules that were enacted. We'll start seeing the other here pretty soon.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: Steve
Sweet, a thread with five consecutive Lifer posts!

Ironically preceded by 2 noobs with the combined post count of 13!

too bad Soundmanred had to ruin the Lifer thing though

regardless, I believe my answer is the most logical, which makes me the winrar! *rim shot*

Since when did post count dictate if you're a noob or not

Since always noob

19 posts every day for 7 years?! Sad. Your muscles must have atrophied from lack of use.

Most high end neffers get paid to nef, kills off their boredom.