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Old 01-05-2008, 06:12 AM
sol gongola
 
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Default Re: Zip program with password protection

Uli Link wrote:
>
> Michael W. Ryder schrieb:
>
> > Is there a zip program available for AIX 4.3.3 that supports creating
> > the archive with a password usable with PKUNZIP or ZipMagic? One of our
> > clients wants us to e-mail them a data file with password protection. I
> > could do this by transferring the file to a Windows machine and zipping
> > it with a password there but would prefer to create the archive on the
> > RS/6000 to eliminate the chances for errors.
> > I looked at ZIP and GZIP but neither lists passwords as one of their
> > options for creating an archive file.

>
> Get the source of InfoZip and replace "crypt.c" and "crypt.h" with the
> files from "zcrypt29.zip". Then your zip/unzip will have the password
> encryption feature. I can mail you a selfextracting archive with
> binaries built on AIX 3.2.5.1 which works on 4.3.3 and 5.1 too.
>
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> Uli
>
> (Reply to ulrich <dot> link <domain-delimiter> epost <dot> de)


I think you also need an encryption version of zip/unzip on the PC.
I remeber reading that the pkzip and zip encryptions are not compatible.

sol
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