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RAR File Format

View Poll Results: Can you handle rar format for download files?
Yes, I have a program installed that can handle RAR archive files.	29	93.55%
No, I do not, but I would be willing to install one.	1	3.23%
I am unwilling or unable to install a program to handle RAR archives. I need self-extracting .exes instead.	1	3.23%
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December 23rd, 2004, 04:47 PM

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Re: RAR File Format

Real life example why rar is better:

Atrocities startrek mod in zip: 21.9 MB
Atrocities startrek mod in rar: 17.1 MB

a 21 % decrease in size, which is 20% less trafic on a site, that can make a difference.

However:

Atrocities startrek mod as self extracting rar: 17.1 MB (was 40kb larger)

So for size you dont have to let out the self exctracting, so maybe you can offer both, the self extracting for people that dont want to install a rar decompressor, and the normal rarred Version for the people that want, would take up more space, but wouldnt matter much in terms of traffic.

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