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On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 05:27:41PM +0000, dark matrix wrote:
>What is the function of the CHECKSUM.MD5 file on your freebsd server in the 
>directory of your ISO images and do I need to use it?

This file lists the md5 hashes of the iso image files.  It's there so you
can verify the integrity of each image after it's downloaded on your
system.

Bill
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