On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:54:05 +0200, kkwweett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > kkwweett a écrit : >> Hi, >> >> the download page (http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.0/) for >> Python 3000 shows : >> >> 9119625244b17aa35ed94b655a2b2135 13491200 python-3.0b1.msi >> >> but I got >> >> 9119625244a57aa35ed94b655a2b2135 13491200 python-3.0b1.msi >> >> (44a57 rather than 44b17 ) >> [snip] > Does anyone know what can be done to decide wether the file is corrupted > or the checksum given is wrong ?
For what it's worth, md5sum (GNU coreutils) 5.93 agrees with your result. This interesting almost-agreement could result from A. an error in the software that computed the value for the web page, B. a transcription error in putting the checksum on the web page, C. accidental corruption of the file, or D. a deliberate attempt to substitute a file with a similar MD5 sum. Possibility C is unlikely, but would be the most exciting development in cryptology this year. If C turns out to be the explanation, I hope someone will make sure sci.crypt gets told. Possibility D would be awfully interesting, too. -- To email me, substitute nowhere->spamcop, invalid->net. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
