Thread: Zips and Rars
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First, let me stop a moment and explain that I lost my job a week ago. So if you see me a lot on this site, it's because I already have a new job and am starting in two weeks, and I have a lot to do before then, but for the next couple of days, the only thing on my mind is getting out everything I've been thinking about with my 770. In the spirit of making this device too awesome for words (and it's very nearly there already), I am putting in a lot of effort to help the community. So if you're getting tired of seeing my name, or that I'm hogging the site, I sincerely apologize in advance. I will slow back down once I get back to work. Until then, expect to see me being a big bandwidth hog around here. I hope you will be okay with that.
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ZIPS & RARS

(Added to Bugzilla as an Enhancement: https://maemo.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=650 )


We seriously need Zip or Rar capabilities for the 770.

As it stands, there is no way to unpackage files inside of zips, or rars, and I keep having to tell my friends to stop sending emails with Zips and Rars, but no one listens. The only computer I have is my 770, so it needs to be self-sustaining!

Plus, there are dozens of images, and books, and mp3 packages I have downloaded that I cannot extract the Zips/Rar's and get those files out. They are useless, and since about 50% of the traffic online happens inside of Zips and Rars, it's really frustrating to not be able to get to the files.

Just something, a cheap knock off program that can get into Zip and Rar packages would be extremely vital, in my opinion.

Thanks.
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