pfarrell;291350 MD4 is way obsolete. Use at least a SHA1. [/QUOTE Wrote: > > > I didn't say that is what I would use. I said that is what programs > use in order to do incremental backups when they cannot rely on > filesize or modification time. Specifically, rsync uses md4: whether > you believe SHA1 is better or not does not change the fact that rsync > does incremental backups quite nicely and uses md4 to determine if > files are changed. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync Wrote: > > > > The recipient splits its copy of the file into fixed-size > > non-overlapping chunks, of size S, and computes two checksums for each > > chunk: the MD4 hash, and a weaker 'rolling checksum'. It sends these > > checksums to the sender.> > > > > > > > > I agree it has to be a user control option. But for some folks who care > > > > about the database, you have to be able to control, and tell if the > > song > > has changed. > > > > There is another philosophical question: do you SHA the whole file or > > just the music parts?> > > > You should include the tags otherwise we are back where we started. > ("How come when I use XYZTagger, the changes aren't picked up?"). > > Therfore you must check the entire file.
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