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Date:      Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:02:49 -0600
From:      Sergio Tam <tam.sergio@gmail.com>
To:        Ffflee Ffflee <ffflee_ffflee@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: about the checksum
Message-ID:  <d75759ac1002262202u4fd39977xed24a22743fc6f23@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <478355.21984.qm@web57501.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
References:  <478355.21984.qm@web57501.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

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2010/2/26 Ffflee Ffflee <ffflee_ffflee@yahoo.com>:
> when i downloaded the freebsd ISO files is there any reason why
> i should downlaod the checksum files also? why would they be on the downl=
oad
> ISO page if there isnt a reason=A0 for them being there. what is the purp=
ose of checksum files? and do I need to download them? I got the freebsd cd=
 ISO. do i need any others off the same page.=A0=A0 ..........Newby.
>
>

Hi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checksum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_verification

Regards.



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