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From: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk>
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In-Reply-To: Terry Lambert's message of Jul  8,  2:19pm
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Subject: Re: Package system flaws?
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> From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
> Date: Mon 8 Jul, 2002
> Subject: Re: Package system flaws?

> Most compression will work better on individual files rather than random
> file contents because of dictionary locality, anyway.

If you're saying what I think you are, then this is very contrary to what
we've been led to believe to date.

		Cheers,

		Mark.

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