Comp.compression FAQ

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Certain questions get asked time and again, and this is an attempt to reduce the bandwidth taken up by these posts and their associated replies. If you have a question, please check this wiki before you post. It may save a lot of people's time.

If you have not already read the overall Usenet introductory material posted to news.announce.newusers, please do. It is also available by ftp in garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/doc-net/ (see FAQ:What is this .xxx file type? about .zip).

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