On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 04:50:37PM -0500, Gianni Johansson wrote:
> I am beginning to think that using CHKs for SplitFile checksums isn't a good 
> idea.  
> 
> If we use something that is widely deployed like MD5, then SplitFile client 
> authors can check the checksum themselves using their local system library, 
> without having to do an FCP request.
> 
> I think insertion/retrieval client authors will be annoyed if we make them 
> send their entire file *over the wire* just to get a checksum CHK.  Think 
> ISOs.....
> 
> Would there be any objections to using MD5? Is there a cannonical GPL'd java 
> implementation? 
Why not SHA-1?
> 
> If we go this route I will add an MD5 FCP command.
> 
> Also, I want to add an optional Client field to InfoPart for the insertion 
> client name.  This will make bug hunting somewhat easier.  Any objections?
> 
> 
> --gj
> 
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