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Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 22:04:04 +0200
From: Rogier Steehouder <r.j.s@gmx.net>
To: Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com>
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Subject: Re: [FBSD-Q] verifying ISO files
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On 06-10-2001 06:12 (-0400), Technical Information wrote:
> Okay, so I've downloaded this tremendous ISO for FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE, and I 
> want to know if the file I've got is the same one that everyone else has.
> 
> How can I check the integrity of this file (signature or something like 
> that)?  Please note that I am NOT running FreeBSD right now, so I'll need a 
> solution that can be exercised on Windows or Linux.

There is a file CHECKSUM.MD5 on the FTP sites. Check the value against
one generated yourself. A small search on google gave me an md5.exe
utility that should work with windows.

With kind regards, Rogier Steehouder

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