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Re: New compression method

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Originally Posted by Aalfabob
I made a new way to compress files a couple of days ago, ive made the program and have tested them. The only problem is that most people will not believe that what i have done is possible and i cant actually send them how it works because i havent patented it yet. But heres my question, If you are able to compress the same file over and over again would it be possible to reach very small sizes? Ive tryed a 1 Mb file so far and it reached 515 bytes, and it is fully reversable.
I don't know. When a brand new member with no team number comes in here and, in their very first post, posts the equivalent of digital snake oil, I become a bit suspicious. I'm not sure what this guy is trying to pull (such as whether he is an existing member who set up a dummy account for this or just a random troll), but I can assure people that something is up.

Besides, with most compression methods, compressing an already compressed file results in a slightly larger file size.
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