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From: Ironfroggy <ironfroggy@yahoo.com>
Subject: New Compression/Archive Format
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Hello,

You are all being contacting because your involvement in the
compression and archive utilities field, as I found all of your
e-mail addresses on this page:
http://www.cn.freebsd.org/ports/archivers.html

I am writing about a new compression/archive program which I am
developing with some friends of mine to help with some of the design
and coding.  The program is called BSZIP.  BSZIP utilizes a new idea
of mine that one compression method just isn't enough.  That's why
BSZIP utilizes multiple methods of compression.  It can also use one
method on the data, multiple layers of compression, or even
compression on certain segments of the data, such as those which will
result best with given data and method.

Because of this, the more methods the better.  I am on a search for
compression algorithms, articles, websites, etc etc to help me.  And,
when I found the page listed above, I thought to e-mail all of you
and ask for help.  Specifically, I was wondering the methods used in
any of the utilities you control or participate in.  I need the most
methods I can get, so please help.

Please, reply soon.  If you can give me some information on a good
method, then please do so.  If you can help with the coding, then
thats even better!

If you are annoyed by this e-mail, don't care, or aren't who I think
you are, then I am sorry.  Please tell me so.

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