From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cpe-065-190-133-012.nc.res.rr.com ([65.190.133.12] helo=taylor.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1H0Rmd-0003hx-00 for ; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:09:07 -0500 Received: by taylor.homelinux.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 15A76154EEA; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:08:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:08:54 -0500 From: Lorenzo Taylor To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: IRS "accessibility" Message-ID: <20061230000854.GA15011@taylor.homelinux.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:09:07 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The standard Linux version of zip is able to extract files from zip archives with the .exe extension. I don't know why they would have chosen to create a self-extracting archive, however, since pretty much any OS can handle zip files with little or no additional software, and what little software is needed on systems that need it is very easy to find and install. Lorenzo - -- I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse. - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFla4WG9IpekrhBfIRAslFAJ9iF1anMmmcc+KX1t+ixFqT9rYsyQCgwoMv qAIMdKFx9sEWdL/pRWTt4X4= =IgkV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----