Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 08:53:23 -0400 From: "C. Ulrich" <dincht@securenym.net> To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD download [Known Spam URL in message-Probable Spam] Message-ID: <200310011259.h91CxWP19973@anon.securenym.net> In-Reply-To: <3F7A599F.2090906@daleco.biz> References: <20030930195831.AAA21222@lserver.cits.br@mailman.endymion.com> <3F7A599F.2090906@daleco.biz>
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On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 00:35, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > The second two files/ISO's you listed are > the "Mini" distribution CD, and the MD5 > (cryptographic) checksum. You'd use the > MD5 checksum to determine that the > files you download are complete and > legitimate, more or less. Take a look > at documentation around the net on > the subject of "checksums." Is the second ISO just some kind of rescue disk? I spent a couple days pulling that sucker down through a modem only find out that it doesn't seem to have any extra software on it. TIA Charles Ulrich -- http://bityard.net
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