[Info-vax] How do I make zip, unzip etc. available to all users?

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In article <n6k78i$2sjl$1 at news.kjsl.com>, helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de (Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)) writes:
>In article <mailman.4.1452062233.23756.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>,
>lists at openmailbox.org writes: 
>
>> > Where to put your own system-wide images?  Your choice.  Put 'em on the
>> > system disk.  Put 'em in the default [SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE] area (just hope
>> > HPE/VSI doesn't replace them with a future ZIP).
>> 
>> That would be a good trick since this is a VAX hobbyist system ;)
>> 
>> SYSCOMMON.SYSEXE ...thanks. I'll look for it. 
>
>No, no, no, no, no.  Never put third-party products on the system disk.
>Never.  Never.  Don't do it.  Don't go there.  Don't even think about 
>it.
>
>The system disk should contain only DEC/Compaq/HP/VSI software, and 
>closely related stuff like Rdb and the few things from the freeware 
>collections which want to be installed on the system disk.  These are 
>very VMS-specific things.

Never say never!

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