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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 18:41:22 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   Win11 getting native support for RAR, 7Z, TAR formats https://www.techspot.com/news/100663-windows-11-extends-support-archive-formats-thanks-open.html [www techspot com]
   
   > Windows 11 22H2 and later versions can now manage files compressed in the following archive types: .rar, .7z, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst, .tar.xz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tzst, .txz. Support for password-encrypted archives is not available yet.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Nov-2023 18:55:46 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     The thing is that I never bought or downloaded any RAR software or plugins, so when there were security panics about flaws in RAR processing, I never had to worry. Now, #Win11 will open (and create?) #RAR_archive files natively.
     
     OTOH, there won't be any more need to seek exemptions for #7-zip so that agency #GIS mappers can exchange data with other agencies. Windows will open #7Z and #XZ files natively.