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#1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:12 AM

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.

#2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:12 AM

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.

--

Uli

(Reply to ulrich <dot> link <domain-delimiter> epost <dot> de)

#3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:12 AM

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.
>
> --
>
> 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

#4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:12 AM

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.
>
> --
>
> 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 remember reading that the pkzip and zip encryptions are not compatible.

sol

#5 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 05:12 AM

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.
>

I found a binary on their site that worked once I figured out the
command line (cannot use -e and -P together). Thanks for the information.

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