In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:

> I have a situation (submitted by a namesake) where he has a large file on
> an HP3000 that he is transferring to a PC platform using FTP.
>
> 1)  The file transfer takes 3 hours using FTP on a typical Ethernet LAN.
>
> 2)  The file is a flat ASCII file.
>
> 3)  He wants to compress it before file transfer and decompress it later.
>
> I suggested using WRQ's Reflection instead since it has an inherent
> compression feature.  He said he would time it to see if it helps.
>
> He was still curious if there is a program that is compatible on the HP3000
> and PCs.  I was thinking Lempel-Ziv but I'm not sure if it will work.
>
> If anyone has a solution copy:

If he's on 5.0 or later, you can use the compress program provided in /bin.
From the shell >compress ./FILENAME
From MPE/iX prompt: RUN COMPRESS.HPBIN.SYS;INFO="./FILENAME"
  (you'll get a resulting HFS file called ./FILENAME.Z )

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