Subject: Re: download-vulnerability-list bug?
To: Alistair Crooks <agc@wasabisystems.com>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 10/21/2002 13:22:11
[ On Monday, October 21, 2002 at 18:42:31 (+0200), Alistair Crooks wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: download-vulnerability-list bug?
>
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 12:28:53PM -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > That's a _HUGE_ amount of hoop-jumping over-complicated accounting just
> > to satisfy a rather poorly designed integrity check.  It's doubly worse
> > considering the purpose of the content of that file.
> 
> Thanks for your opinions, Greg. I shall, as ever, give them the amount
> of respect which they are due.

I already posted an actual answer to how a proper integrity check could
be easily implemented.  Did you not read it?  Do you need help
implementing it?  (the first question is an attempt at sarcasm, the
second is serious)

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