open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/320

With the addition of libarchive integration and the migration of the temp_xfer section to JS, the compressible file types (configured in SCFG->File Options->Compressible File Types) have very limited use: they really only serve to compress QWK/REP packets that use a non-libarchive-supported type of compression/archival - and nothing else.Consider either: getting rid of compressible file types or making them a bit more useful by exposing the temp_cmd() function in the JS object model. At least then the compressible file types (or type of user's choice) could conceivably be used by tempxfer.js or some other JS module.
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Re: Compressible file types have limited value/use
By: Rob Swindell to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Thu Jan 13 2022 08:17 pm

Consider either: getting rid of compressible file types or making them a bit more useful by exposing the temp_cmd() function in the JS object model. At least then the compressible file types (or type of user's choice) could conceivably be used by tempxfer.js or some other JS module.

I'd be in favor of making them a bit more useful.

Nightfox

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