What is the maximum archive size of a StuffIt SIT archive?

Hello Kwolff,

According to Aladdin Systems, the maximum size depends on the version
of Stuffit being used. From the "Stuffit Deluxe FAQ" at
  http://www.aladdinsys.com/support/techsupport/mac/dlx/dlx614.html
the maximum size for "tranditional archives" - Stuffit Deluxe version
7 is now 4 Gigabytes.

Another reference at the same site
  http://www.aladdinsys.com/company/pressroom/reviewers/StuffItDLX7MacREV.pdf
indicates that previous verions had a limit of 2 Gigabtyes.

The above two refer to the .sit format files. The next refers to the
new .sitx format files.

Another press release indicates the new version archive format
supports "virtually unlimited" sizes (at least terabytes).
  http://www.aladdinsys.com/company/pressroom/releases/stuffit/091902Deluxe7.html
I would expect this is due to increasing the size field from 32 bits
(4 Gigabytes) to 64 bits (bigger than petabytes). Of course, in 1999,
press releases indicated the old format had "no limit on archive
sizes"
  http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/9902/28.stuffit.shtml
so take those claims with a grain of salt.

Search strings used to find this information include:
  stuffit archive maximum size
and variations on that set of phrases.

  --Maniac