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From: Tony Kimball <alk@Think.COM>
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   I havenoticed those also. I think one was spigot. I did delete the MD5 
   file in files (?) and make did not check the checksum after it.

I would advise against installing an ftpd that failed checksum.

   On Fri, 15 Mar 1996, Gary Kline wrote:

   > 
   > 
   >    Anybody know why I'm still getting a cksum error when trying to
   >    build wu-ftp?  (Haven't I seen other mumblings on this topic?)
   > 

This is a particularly sensitive one, since ftpd is a major security
issue.


   >    I've ported it by hand, but still wondering.  There have been
   >    a few other suites in /usr/ports/ that had similar hang-ups...
   > 
   >    gary kline
   > 

I think you should report them to the port owner case-by-case.