
 ARchive iDentifier version 0.10
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  1. Description.
  2. Frequently asked questions.
  3. Contacts.

 1. Description.
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 Archive type identifier:

   + detects 216 types of archives
   + detects 30 types of self-extracting (sfx) archives
   + detects 3 types of popular installers

 2. Frequently asked questions.
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 q: does console version of ARiD support plugins ?
 a: no, plugin system is fully implemented in Win32 GUI version of ARiD, more
    information about plugins and how to write them - in the PDK.

 q: does ARiD use file's extension to detect its type ?
 a: no, ARiD uses only file's signatures to detect its type.

 q: does ARiD detects type of graphics, executables, etc. files ?
 a: no, ARiD detects only archives, sfx archives and installers.

 q: can ARiD scan directory ?
 a: standard package of Win32 ARiD contain the plugin `Directory Scanner' that
    do it. Besides, you can pass for scanning to console version of ARiD more
    than one file.

 q: can ARiD separate archive's body from sfx ?
 a: standard package of Win32 ARiD contain the plugin `SFX to archive converter'
    that do it.

 q: I want to write a plugin for ARiD, what I can write ?
 a: I want to see plugins for analysis popular types of archives (RAR, ZIP,..)
    with features of display header info, file listing, etc. Besides, it's good
    idea to write a simple hex viewer.

 q: ARiD had detect type of archive, but where I can find its archiver ?
 a: in the Win32 GUI version there is button `Google' to search archiver in the
    internet. Besides, see here too:

      http://www.sac.sk/files.php?d=7
      ftp://ftp.sac.sk/pub/sac/pack/

      http://www.compression.ru/arctest/links.htm
      http://www.compression.ru
      http://www.compression-link.info

      http://www.maximumcompression.com

      ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/pack/
      ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/arcers/
      ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/msdos/archiver/
      ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/arcers/
      ftp://ftp.kiae.su/pub/msdos/arcers/

      some universal archivers:

      http://www.rarlab.com/
      http://www.winace.com/
      http://www.7-zip.org/
      http://www.zipzag.com/
      http://www.izarc.org/
      http://www.powerarchiver.com/
      http://www.simplyzip.com/

 3. Contacts.
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   Author:    Veacheslav Patkov
   E-mail:    patkov-mail@mail.ru
   Web-site:  http://patkov-site.narod.ru/eng.html

 Please, sorry for my english, it's so bad ;) If you find a grammar mistake or
 you can translate the russian documentation to english then e-mail me, please.

 ...ideas, improvements, bug reports, new archives and plugins are welcomed :)
