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ddephor44476yI hate it too, when I get a 7z file. Because I need some extra software for it.
Why not use a standard zip file, what's the benefit of 7zip?
Any system I know can handle zip files with the default installation. -
@ddephor Better compression, free .rar support, faster than most other systems at decompression of .zip files...
What's not to like? -
ddephor44476y@powerfulparadox What are we talking about? Saving 20ms on decompressing, 2% less filesize?
I'd prefer interoperability. Even a gzipped tarball is more interoperable than 7zip. -
@GMR516 Nothing in particular. My rage is more that they flat out say "we dont know what this is" instead of "urg, can you send standard *.zip next time". All in all 7zip is superior but for my use case any given archive type was sufficient.
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its not they dont know what it is, more like security policies and probably auto-deleting of non standard attachment files.
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Sending E-Mail to Software Developer, had to attach a number of documents, so i think, best i put them into an archive, lets just use 7Zip cause its two clicks for me.
Instant E-Mail back:
Thanks for your E-Mail, unfortunatly we cannot accept the .7z file. Please speak with out IT guy about the issue.
REALLY!? YOU GUYS SELL SOFTWARE AND YOU DONT KNOW WHAT 7Z IS ?!?!
I send a zip file in return without speaking to anyone.
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