On 3/12/10 6:08 AM, Robert Kaiser wrote [in part]: > I previously wrote [also in part]: >> A file of MD5 hashes is available via FTP when there is an update to >> SeaMonkey itself. However, that file does not contain any MD5 hashes >> for the partial .mar files. > > Update uses its own hashes that are stronger, but we have them only in > the info on the update server, as users normally don't use the MAR files > directly. The update process uses stronger hashes and compares every MAR > file it downloads to those stronger hashes it gets from the update > server. That not only saves from corrupted downloads but also from > someone potentially putting faked files on a mirror server.
I try to keep a complete archive of software updates so that I can recreate my configuration without repeated downloads. Thus, I use FTP to download partial .mar files for SeaMonkey and Thunderbird. I then use my own DOS scripts to update from those .mar files. I also have an application that generates MD5 and SHA1 hashes and verifies existing hashes. Therefore, I would appreciate seeing the MD5 hashes of partial .mar files for SeaMonkey updates in the MD5SUMS files. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Go to Mozdev at <http://www.mozdev.org/> for quick access to extensions for Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and other Mozilla-related applications. You can access Mozdev much more quickly than you can Mozilla Add-Ons. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
