Overview
Rarissimo is a file utility to automatically compress and/or uncompress files, companion for the award winning compression program WinRAR .
Distinguishable from other compression solutions by its ability to fully preserve NTFS alternate streams . This feature provides automatic compression/uncompressing for Macintosh files stored on NT volumes preserving their filenames and peculiar structures - it means for example that you can use Rarissimo to send and receive Macintosh files using any standard FTP process (and not only Mac-based programs).
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- Macintosh users put files to transmit in a network "hot" source folder. They can transmit files with their natural Mac names (i.e. characters like /, ?, *, etc. are allowed). Rarissimo running on NT box 1 checks continuously this predefined source folder and compress files in corresponding target folder.
- Source folder 1 belongs to a Macintosh volume on NTFS drive (using standard Services for Macintosh or MacServerIP or ExtremeZIP) while target folder 1 is on NTFS or FAT drive. You can use many couples of source/target folders in order to send files to different destinations.
- Files are compressed from source folders to target folders using Rarissimo's normalized filenames like RA0000001.rar, etc. A compressed file contains data fork, resource fork and Finder informations.
- Rarissimo preserves also structures of Windows 2000 files with properties (Title, Subject, Comments, Keywords, etc.).
- Compressed files are sent using any FTP application running on NT: CuteFTP , AutoFTP , etc.
Using WebDrive (for example), you can even map an FTP server running on NT box 2 as a drive on NT box 1 allowing Rarissimo running on NT box 1 to directly transmit compressed files via FTP to NT box 2.- Rarissimo running on NT box 2 checks continuously reception folder and uncompress received files, restoring their Macintosh structures and filenames into target folder 2.
Download and install WinRar .
Download and install Rarissimo.
Choose language using the Language menu (French or English).
Define the list of source folders using Add button down left.
Invalid folder names are preceded by three interrogation marks.
Macintosh folders are preceded by a Mac icon.
For each couple of folders you can click on the central button titled Rar or Unrar in order to :
enable or disable compression/uncompression
Compression (Rar): Rarissimo checks a list of source folders at regular time interval and updates target folders with corresponding compressed files. Files in source folders are deleted after their compression in target folders.
Uncompression (Unrar): Rarissimo checks a list of source folders containing compressed files at regular time interval and updates target folders with corresponding uncompressed files. Files in source folders must have been compressed using Rarissimo; they are deleted after their uncompression in target folders.
define the time between two operations for the given folder using a multiple of the default time. The default time is set in the menu Configuration/Set default time between two compress/uncompress operations. For example, if the default time is 10 seconds, you can set the time between two operations to 10, 20, 30, etc. seconds.
To modify a folder name, select it and click on Modify button (source or target), or double-click on the folder name.
To remove a couple of folders (source and target) from the list, select the line and click on Remove button.
To start compression/uncompression, click on the central button with arrow or choose the menu File/Start processing.
To stop compression/uncompression, click on the same central button (Stop) or choose the menu File/Stop processing.
The minimized
Rarissimo window is invisible in the Task Bar and the status of the program is shown in the Task Notification Area (TNA: the small area in the Task Bar where Windows displays time).
Double click on the
Rarissimo icon in TNA displays its window again; rigth click allows Start/Stop processing and exiting the program.
Menu Configuration/Set default time between two compress/uncompress operations: to define default idle time between two set of compression/uncompression operations. You can define a multiple of this default time for each couple of source and target folders clicking on the central icon titled Rar/Unrar (see upper).
Menu Configuration/Set performance: put the slider left to run Rarissimo quicker and other applications slower. On the contrary, put the slider right to run Rarissimo slower and let more time to other applications.
Menu Configuration/Compressed files prefix (2 chars): compressed files are named something like XXYYYYYY.rar by Rarissimo. XX is a two characters prefix and YYYYYY is a 6 digit number automatically attributed by Rarissimo. This allows to any FTP clients to transmit files respecting very simple 8.3 names. Changing the prefix (default is RA) can be useful when you want to use different Rarissimo applications on different servers sending files to another unique server.
Menu Configuration/Display RAR console: when checked Rarissimo displays briefly a Rar console when a file is being compressed or uncompressed.
Menu Configuration/Warning on unknown folder: when a folder becomes unknown (folder removed or renamed, lack a connexion with a file server, etc.), Rarissimo can send different kind of warnings: beep, display message, send a message to an administrator, messages in the Log, messages in the Applications EventLog (when Rarissimo is running as a Windows NT service).
Menu Configuration/Display files in the selected folders (toggle): you can choose to display here the list of files in the selected folder; toggle with F2 key.
Menus Configuration/Automatic start up and Stop program after the first compress/uncompress operations: define if the program automatically starts compress/uncompress operations when Rarissimo runs and if it stops after the first set of compress/uncompress operations is over.
Menu Configuration/Install remove Rarissimo service: allows you to install Rarissimo as a standart Windows application or as a Windows NT or Windows 2000 service.
You can log compress/uncompress operations daily, and include the list of files compressed or uncompressed in log contents.
Menu Logs/Archive compress/uncompress operations in Log files: Define the folder where
Rarissimo stores log files and number of days to keep logs.
You can use ckeck logs menu item to see the list of log files and open the last log file in a browser ( F1 key).
When a log file is displayed you can use the right mouse button on the systray Windows area to return to the main Window or to start operations.
The version you download is complete but needs a registration key to be fully operational.
Without this registration key, you can only define two couples of source/target folders and a warning message is displayed when a file has been compressed or uncompressed.
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How to buy and register Rarissimo and WinRAR ?
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