[Geek] Compression utility

[dancefloorlandmine]

We've got people currently using .zip utilities to compress files. However, we've also had a problem with at least one .zip archive corrupting, which is, technically at least, referred to as "a bugger". What, in the collected opinion of those who intermittently browse these tedious pages, is the best compression software, taking into account cost, compression performance, reliability, and recoverability/tendency to corrupt. Oh, and ease of use ...

Cheers, all!

Comments

[easterbunny.livejournal.com]

I'm ashamed to say that I use winzip on my laptop, and plain old tar and gzip on my linux box. I'm also a big fan of java's jar facility and making .WAR with maven, but those are not quite right for your standard zip alternative.

[jaq.livejournal.com]

Java jar is just a zip file with a different name anyway.