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From: egisin@orchid.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: A (general) word about getting new patches with the SHAR files
Message-ID: <11282@orchid.waterloo.edu>
Date: Tue, 20-Oct-87 17:10:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 20 17:10:02 1987
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In article <609@louie.udel.EDU>, ESC1332%ESOC.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu (K.Keyte) writes:
>  iii.  The checksums on the files are completely useless at the moment.
>        This is probably due to the fact that lines over 80 characters
>        are split up by most mailers, tab/space combinations go through
>        numerous comversions, and heaven knows what else. The checksum
>        test ALWAYS fails when I try to unSHAR my files.

This is a problem with BITNET.
This is another reason for splitting comp.os.minix into discussion
and source groups; the source group could be uuencoded when redistributed
to bitnet.  I don't think there is any need to moderate a minix source group.