md5 is used over internet to ensure that the files you have downloaded are what they are supposed to be. i.e. no one have modified them. it's a 32 characters string. there are some utilities you can use to check it. in unix/linux/BSD (I suppose, I have only linux) you have "md5sum", you run it with the filename as parameter and it returns the md5 code, if it's the same of the one you have, then the two files are identical. Anytime a bit is changed, md5 checksum changes too.
ciao, Danilo > > But, assuming you know a bit about this stuff: is it indeed > tamperproof? > > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
