Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 15:36:55 -0500 From: Lucas Bergman <iceberg@pobox.com> To: Murray's Listserv Account <mgd@brutus.converging.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: md5 for Windows (Was: checksum.md5 and 4.1-install.iso) Message-ID: <20000907153655.C1899@comp04.prc.uic.edu> In-Reply-To: <20000907131508.A5949@converging.net>; from mgd@brutus.converging.net on Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 01:15:08PM -0600 References: <20000907131508.A5949@converging.net>
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> I read recently in this newsgroup that the checksum.md5 files are used > to verify the integrity of files. One would issue the following > command: md5 <filename> and compare the returned string with the > string listed in the checksum.md5 file. Yup. Problem is, basically all Unix systems come with an md5 utility. Those other operating systems don't. This produces a chicken-and-egg situation for people upgrading to Unix from something else. > However, I have not been able to find an md5.exe file or equivalent > for Windoze. I downloaded the .iso file to my local w2k hard-drive and > now wish to verify that it downloaded correctly. Where does one find > md5 for Windows? [snip] Try this: http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,,0014CB,.html Lucas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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