can't zip large files 2gb >

[David Banning]

> What version of gzip are you using? From www.gzip.org:
> 
> gzip 1.2.4 may crash when an input file name is too long (over
> 1020 characters). 

not in my case.

> The buffer overflow may be exploited if gzip is
> run by a server such as an ftp server. Some ftp servers allow
> compression and decompression on the fly and are thus vulnerable.

I'm not running it via ftp.  

> This <http://www.gzip.org/gzip-1.2.4b.patch>patch to gzip 1.2.4
> fixes the problem. The beta version
> <http://www.gzip.org/gzip-1.3.3.tar.gz>1.3.3 already includes a
> sufficient patch; use this version if you have to handle files
> larger than 2 GB. 

Tried that version, but still I have the same problem.

A new official version of gzip will be released
> soon.  > > Also, check if you have compiled gzip with 64bit I/O.
> Check this gzip FAQ http://www.gzip.org/#faq10 too.  > > HTH > >

I used their suggestion for unzip; 

gunzip < file.gz > file
 
which actually completes (siting a crc error), 
but gives a file size 2 bites greater than the original when unzipped.