I scratched my head at this too, but I think Mark meant posting the md5sums , not the files :)
~ Daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Is it a good idea to post a 200-500mb doc(s) to a mailing list? > >Might be better for someone to provide an alternate (mirror) location. > > > > > > "Post, Mark K" > <mark.post@eds. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > com> cc: > Sent by: Linux Subject: Re: IBM Delivers New Directory >Offerings For Linux > on 390 Port > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ARIST.EDU> > > > 07-10-2002 > 11:39 > Please respond > to Linux on 390 > Port > > > > > > >That's strange. The announcement is dated today, but I downloaded those >products last month. One warning...they are _very_ large (200-500MB), and >IBM doesn't provide md5 checksums for them. I wound up downloading them >until I got two versions that checksummed the same. Took _forever_. If >anyone is interested, I'll post them to the mailing list so that everyone >else doesn't have to repeat that exercise. > >Mark Post > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dave Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:27 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: IBM Delivers New Directory Offerings For Linux > > >This looks interesting.... >http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/020710/044336.html > >and it's free, too. > > >Dave Jones >http://www.sinenomine.net/ >Houston, TX >281.578.7544 (voice) >
