>>13
There's no way to query a directory in HTTP you fucking n00b.
There's always a way to do things.
Yes, but you're too stupid to realize that would require a new HTTP protocol.
what's wrong with tar, particularly compared to zip?
Tar doesn't provide native compression, encryption, directory encryption, and many other features modern archivers offer, and it has a kinda ugly command syntax.
and why would rar or 7z be any more convient than zip? (as far as I can tell, using anything other than zip is a major PITA on windows and linux
RAR or 7Z would be more convenient because they offer more features, compress more, and are cheaper. And no, they are not a PITA because 7-Zip is free software, unrar is found in most distributions, and WinRAR can be installed in 1.5 seconds.
>>16
you have to install it
Faggot clueless luser.
>>17
Exactly.
>>18
Because the world is full of faggot clueless lusers.
>>21
7z holds nothing over zip for the average user.
Software fails because it's made with the average luser in mind.
I'd make Windows® for Lusers™, complete with rainbow coloured buttons and format C: scheduled every week, and Windows NT and Linux for decent folks.
>>23
Truth
>>25
STFU and go play Windows Solitaire. (Who needs shitty 3rd party games anyways?)
BTW, WinRAR's interface is better than WinZip's and Explorer.exe, only you're too stupid to realize. Either way, I prefer to use RAR.EXE by hand, that's even better.
>>26
Lol