"Unsupported compression method 98" error when unzipping a file. What tools support it, other than W

Posted by Chris W. Rea on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Chris W. Rea
Published on 2010-06-08T19:34:54Z Indexed on 2010/06/08 19:42 UTC
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I'm getting an error message: "unsupported compression method 98" when unzipping a file somebody sent to me. I've tried both an older version of WinZip, and 7-Zip 4.65.

I've already asked the person to avoid using a non-standard compression method and re-send the file. I know WinZip (of which they are using a newer version) has compatibility options. But, I'm wondering:

What archiving utilities, other than WinZip, support this "compression method 98"?

In particular, is there a free and/or open source tool that supports that method? If not, why not? Is the method strictly proprietary to WinZip?

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