On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Frank Mehnert <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wednesday 20 July 2011 16:34:40 Alexey Eromenko wrote: >> Due to popular user demand, I decided to establish alternative >> download mirror of 4.1.0: (Windows Setup) > > I would be interested to know why there is such demand (I've not seen > such requests). While it is completely legal to provide VirtualBox > packages on other websites, there is always the risk that someone > rebuilt the package and added some malicious code (see the VLC > example). The MD5SUM / SHA256SUM is ignored by most people. >
The huge problem with official servers (that happened to me in the past), is that downloads simply lock-up at n% completed (like 80% or 90%) and never finishes. It is apparent, that other users experience this very same problem now. -- -Alexey Eromenko "Technologov" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Tips for Better Web Security Learn 10 ways to better secure your business today. Topics covered include: Web security, SSL, hacker attacks & Denial of Service (DoS), private keys, security Microsoft Exchange, secure Instant Messaging, and much more. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426210/ _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
