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Re: File Hosting/Sharing Services [dropbox, mobile me, etc.]


From: Justin Azoff <JAzoff () UAMAIL ALBANY EDU>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:33:48 -0500

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 02:16:14PM -0500, Ben Marsden wrote:
Is there a Mac equivalent to 7-zip?  As in freeware?  BetterZip seems
pretty good, but while I personally like supporting shareware
developers, I don't want someone to engage in less secure processes
because their supervisor wouldn't spend the ducats...

7-zip is free and open source

BetterZip is neither

What does the cost of the product have to do its security?

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-- Justin Azoff
-- Network Security & Performance Analyst


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