Is it possible to download just part of a ZIP archive (e.g. one file)?

Question

I was wondering is there any way by which I can download only a part of a .rar or .zip file without downloading the whole file ? There is a zip file containing files A,B,C a

Answer 1

There are several ways for a normal person to be able to download an individual file from a compressed ZIP file, unfortunately they aren't common knowledge. There are some open-source tools and online web services, including:

• Windows: Iczelion's HTTP Zip Dowloader (open-source) (that I've used for over 10 years!)
• Linux: partial-zip (open-source)
• Online: wobzip.org (closed-source)