Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 22:45:12 -0800 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Font <font@Mcs.Net> Cc: Kamal is not MaD <southakj@email.uc.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: release 2.2.5 HELP ! bin.ci corruption ? Message-ID: <199710300645.WAA04272@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:52:06 CST." <Pine.BSF.3.95.971029234620.4536A-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net>
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>I've occasionally had trouble downloading files from ftp.freebsd.org with >certain ftp clients. While the download session completes without errors, >files end up with different checksums than the originals. I'm not sure >whether the problem is the client or the server. Clients which have given >me occasional corrupted files include Netscape Navigator 4.03/Mac, Fetch >3.0/Mac. Generally, after I download something, I check the checksum, and >if the checksum doesn't match, then I'll download using a different ftp >client (from my ISP's shell account, for instance, which has never failed >me) until the checksum matches. > >I suggest you check your checksums, and retrieve the corrupted files >again using a different method. Good luck. This is VERY unusual. When was the last time you experianced this problem? Were the failures always when using the Mac? -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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