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Re: SEAs?

Mark Allen (mallen@casbah.acns.nwu.edu) wrote:
: In article <92321.123328TS8RBOTW@MIAMIU.BITNET> Radagast <TS8RBOTW@MIAMIU.BITNET> writes:
: >Why are Sefl-Extracting Archives (particularly GSHK) called self-
: >extracting when they don't?  That's annoying having to change the
: >file type and aux type like we have to do with GSHK.  Is GSHK the
: >only SEA like that, or do all have to be manipulated?  GSHK is the
: >only SEA I've ever seen.
: > 
: >Just curious...
: >   ...Tim
: 
: I downloaded my copy of GSHK 1.1 from GEnie.  All I had to do was double click
: on it and viola!  A new copy of GSHK 1.1, no hassles, no mess. I believe the
: copy that U/L on the NET was corrupted or something.  But the SEA I got worked
: fine.
:  
: --Mark
: 
	Same here, why do you have to change filetype for it to work??
I just double click on the SEA file and that's it, it just self-extract.

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