On 2/28/07, J. Andrew Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A popular alternative to CRC32 for this purpose is the significantly cheaper and almost as effective is the Adler32 algorithm. I know Google used this algorithm when they added checksumming to their database to tame inexplicable transient corruption.
Last time I checked, Teradata used a modified Fletcher checksum as well; I wasn't aware of Adler32. -- Jonah H. Harris, Software Architect | phone: 732.331.1324 EnterpriseDB Corporation | fax: 732.331.1301 33 Wood Ave S, 3rd Floor | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Iselin, New Jersey 08830 | http://www.enterprisedb.com/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
