[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by Paul M

I'm sure there are, that's not the point. Have you considered that I may not want (or be permitted) to install then on some pc's (like compay machines) ?

This isn't a really valid argument in 2005...

Microsoft Windows has had inherent ZIP file format for both compression and decompression since Windows 98SE. It is a standard feature in all Windows computers sold today.

All Unix/Linux based Operating Systems (including the Macintosh OS X Series) install TAR which can decompress and compress ZIP encoded files as well as TARBALLS. Beyond that each of them also comes with GZIP which is a comparable utility.

I have not needed to install a ZIP utility on my computer for the last five years no matter what operating system is installed. They have become standard utilities.

If by some off chance your company computers do not have these utilities and having one installed is vital to your work then I am sure network services can easily install one for you. If it is not necessary for your work at said company, then you most likely shouldn't be modifying vBulletin at work. If your OS is so old that it doesn't have these capabilities then you should really look into upgrading.

Yes, you can say it adds an extra burden on you but do not try to make up invalid excuses.