__/ [ no.body@xxxxxx ] on Friday 13 April 2007 07:07 \__
> On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:02:51 -0400, Mark <none_not@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>John Bartley K7AAY wrote:
>>> I am wary of downloading from just any torrent, but since
>>> PCLinuxOS.com, http://pclossupport.forumsland.com and IBIBLIO are
>>> down, where do I download it?
>>>
>>> Alternately, a source to verify the MD5 in this torrent
>>> http://torrentspy.com/torrent/841451/PCLinuxOS_0_93a_Big_Daddy
>>> has the MD5 data for an uncorrupted, untampered ISO of Big Daddy 0.93a
>>> would be simply splendid.
>>>
>>> 73s and best regards, y'all.
>>>
>>
>>Why are you wary ? As long as you confirm the md5 or sha1 sum
>>value from a trusted source at the original website,
>
> The PCLinuxOS website is down.
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:http%3A//pclinuxos.com/
>>what can go wrong? The worst someone could do is torrent a fake file
>>full of crud that would waste your time.
>>
>>Or do you have reason to believe the original iso could be
>>modified and still have the same MD5 or SHA1 sum?
>>That seems pretty unlikely.
>>
>>Mark
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