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From: jef@well.sf.ca.us (Jef Poskanzer)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: checksums in news
Message-ID: <19198@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 23 Jul 90 04:50:28 GMT
References: <1990Jul22.195243.28379@zoo.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: Jef Poskanzer <jef@well.sf.ca.us>
Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal
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In the referenced message, henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) wrote:
}The trouble
}with checksums is that most people would prefer a slightly mangled copy of
}an article to no copy of the article.

You're probably right about most people, but I'd guess that most people ~
at sites with more than one main feed would prefer junking mangled ~
articles.  And all people everywhere would probably prefer that a ~
mangled copy get replaced by a good copy if one happens along somehow.
---
Jef

  Jef Poskanzer  jef@well.sf.ca.us  {ucbvax, apple, hplabs}!well!jef
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