Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 00:54:22 -0600 (CST) From: Font <font@Mcs.Net> To: David Greenman <dg@root.com> 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: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971030004925.5652A-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net> In-Reply-To: <199710300645.WAA04272@implode.root.com>
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On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, David Greenman wrote: > >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? I last experienced this problem last month when downloading the 970911-RELENG from... from releng22.freebsd.org, come to think of it. That's a different ftp server, too. I also had the problem with a 970618-RELENG. Both of those incidents I remember specifically, the checksum problem was always with a file in the bin dist. I can't remember specific incidents before that, however. For the 970911-RELENG download, the client was Fetch 3.03 on a Mac. Due to the way our external access is configured here, Macs are the only Internet clients available (for now). Well, it's better than Windows. :-) I myself had no problems with 2.2.5 on ftp.freebsd.org, also downloaded with Fetch 3.03 on a Mac.
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