Re: md5sum doesn't match with BitTorrent
Chuck Moss <[email protected]>
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On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 03:21:38PM -0800, Don wrote: > I have a question regarding these md5 sums.... > > Is it redundant to check the md5 sums if you do a media check? > > When I use the CD's for the first time, I do a media check, but I never > check the md5 sums... > I figure if the sums are correct before creating my CD, that doesn't mean > the CD gets created properly... but the media check should report any > problems in the overall creation process... maybe the file was downloaded > with errors, or maybe errors actually burning the CD.... either way wouldn't > "media check" detect and report that? If you get a MD5sum listing that is signed then the md5 check not only verifies it was downloaded correctly it also ensures that it was not trojaned/compromised. I Always do an md5sum right after download and try to get the md5sums from another site. Chuck -- fedora-test-list mailing list [email protected] http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list