Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for a Checksum Program?
Joe, you inadvertently sent this to the wrong "Mark"--just didn't want you to accidently not thank Mark Matienzo. Best, --Mark Mark A. Greene Univ of WY: Sr Archivist Emeritus SAA: Distinguished Fellow -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Joseph Hoover Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 9:12 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for a Checksum Program? Thankyou Mark, this is exactly what I was looking for. _Joe On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Mark A. Matienzo wrote: > Joe, > > If you're looking for an open source tool that will work on both Mac > OS and Windows, I recommend Fixity, developed by AVPreserve < > https://www.avpreserve.com/tools/fixity/>. There's also both a user > guide and tutorial video for it. Fixity is particularly well suited > for this is that it can both create checksums and validate them > according to a user-defined schedule. > > Best, > > Mark A. Matienzo, Director of Technology Digital Public Library of > America > > > -- > Mark A. Matienzo | http://anarchivi.st/ > > On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Matt Morgan > > wrote: > > > Sure, understood. You can write scripts with simple guis, e.g. > > that's > easy > > to do in Python in most OSes. Or you can put a web front-end on it. > > Or if you have a macro function in whatever system you use for > > storing your digital assets, that may work. > > > > I bet if you find a local dev and say "make this easy to use for > > interns and part-timers" you can get a quote that's not crazy. > > > > > > On May 14, 2016 11:05:08 AM EDT, Joe Hoover work > > > > wrote: > > >That is why I emphasized "user-friendliness” unfortunately once > > >you get into doing scripting, no matter how simple, people have no > > >interest. I typically use scripting as well for running checksums > > >but this isn’t an option for others. I know there are several > > >checksum/hashsum apps out there and I was hoping to get some advice > > >on which folks are using and find useful. > > > > > > > > >> On May 14, 2016, at 8:43 AM, Matt Morgan > > >> > > >wrote: > > >> > > >> This question gave me deja vu! Here's what I said 11 years ago in > > >reply to a related question: > > >> > > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/msg08999.html > > >> > > >> I don't know if perl would be the right language, or is mdb is > > >> the > > >right way to keep the results, but this job is so easy to do with > > >simple scripts of almost any kind that I think I would still talk > > >to a developer and get a simple program/macro written, in whatever > > >system(s) you already use. > > >> > > >> Checksum utils tend to be cross-platform, and so are lots of > > >scripting languages, so I don't think you'd have significant > > >windows/mac issues going this route. > > >> > > >> Best, > > >> Matt > > >> > > >> On 05/13/2016 04:16 PM, Joseph Hoover wrote: > > >>> I am looking for recommendations for a user-friendly, affordable > > >Checksum > > >>> utility that is free-to-low-cost for small archives and history > > >>> organizations. Ideally, the utility would be able to batch > > >>> process > > >digital > > >>> assets. Recommendations for checksum applications for both Mac > > >>> and > > >Windows > > >>> would be very appreciated. > > >>> > > >>> Again "user-friendliness" is very important. Most the folks I > > >>> help > > >are > > >>> usually volunteers that have no tech background. > > >>> > > >>> Thanks! > > >>> > > >>> _Joe > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ___ > > >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the > > >>> Museum > > >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > >>> > > >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > >>> > > >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > >>> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for a Checksum Program?
Thankyou Mark, this is exactly what I was looking for. _Joe On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Mark A. Matienzo wrote: > Joe, > > If you're looking for an open source tool that will work on both Mac OS and > Windows, I recommend Fixity, developed by AVPreserve < > https://www.avpreserve.com/tools/fixity/>. There's also both a user guide > and tutorial video for it. Fixity is particularly well suited for this is > that it can both create checksums and validate them according to a > user-defined schedule. > > Best, > > Mark A. Matienzo, Director of Technology > Digital Public Library of America > > > -- > Mark A. Matienzo | http://anarchivi.st/ > > On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Matt Morgan > wrote: > > > Sure, understood. You can write scripts with simple guis, e.g. that's > easy > > to do in Python in most OSes. Or you can put a web front-end on it. Or if > > you have a macro function in whatever system you use for storing your > > digital assets, that may work. > > > > I bet if you find a local dev and say "make this easy to use for interns > > and part-timers" you can get a quote that's not crazy. > > > > > > On May 14, 2016 11:05:08 AM EDT, Joe Hoover work > > wrote: > > >That is why I emphasized "user-friendliness” unfortunately once you > > >get into doing scripting, no matter how simple, people have no > > >interest. I typically use scripting as well for running checksums but > > >this isn’t an option for others. I know there are several > > >checksum/hashsum apps out there and I was hoping to get some advice on > > >which folks are using and find useful. > > > > > > > > >> On May 14, 2016, at 8:43 AM, Matt Morgan > > >wrote: > > >> > > >> This question gave me deja vu! Here's what I said 11 years ago in > > >reply to a related question: > > >> > > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/msg08999.html > > >> > > >> I don't know if perl would be the right language, or is mdb is the > > >right way to keep the results, but this job is so easy to do with > > >simple scripts of almost any kind that I think I would still talk to a > > >developer and get a simple program/macro written, in whatever system(s) > > >you already use. > > >> > > >> Checksum utils tend to be cross-platform, and so are lots of > > >scripting languages, so I don't think you'd have significant > > >windows/mac issues going this route. > > >> > > >> Best, > > >> Matt > > >> > > >> On 05/13/2016 04:16 PM, Joseph Hoover wrote: > > >>> I am looking for recommendations for a user-friendly, affordable > > >Checksum > > >>> utility that is free-to-low-cost for small archives and history > > >>> organizations. Ideally, the utility would be able to batch process > > >digital > > >>> assets. Recommendations for checksum applications for both Mac and > > >Windows > > >>> would be very appreciated. > > >>> > > >>> Again "user-friendliness" is very important. Most the folks I help > > >are > > >>> usually volunteers that have no tech background. > > >>> > > >>> Thanks! > > >>> > > >>> _Joe > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ___ > > >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > > >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > >>> > > >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > >>> > > >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > >>> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > >>> > > >>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > >> > > >> ___ > > >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > > >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > >> > > >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > >> > > >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > >> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > >> > > >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > > > >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > > >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > >http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > > ___ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer > > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > > > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.
Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for a Checksum Program?
Joe, If you're looking for an open source tool that will work on both Mac OS and Windows, I recommend Fixity, developed by AVPreserve < https://www.avpreserve.com/tools/fixity/>. There's also both a user guide and tutorial video for it. Fixity is particularly well suited for this is that it can both create checksums and validate them according to a user-defined schedule. Best, Mark A. Matienzo, Director of Technology Digital Public Library of America -- Mark A. Matienzo | http://anarchivi.st/ On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: > Sure, understood. You can write scripts with simple guis, e.g. that's easy > to do in Python in most OSes. Or you can put a web front-end on it. Or if > you have a macro function in whatever system you use for storing your > digital assets, that may work. > > I bet if you find a local dev and say "make this easy to use for interns > and part-timers" you can get a quote that's not crazy. > > > On May 14, 2016 11:05:08 AM EDT, Joe Hoover work > wrote: > >That is why I emphasized "user-friendliness” unfortunately once you > >get into doing scripting, no matter how simple, people have no > >interest. I typically use scripting as well for running checksums but > >this isn’t an option for others. I know there are several > >checksum/hashsum apps out there and I was hoping to get some advice on > >which folks are using and find useful. > > > > > >> On May 14, 2016, at 8:43 AM, Matt Morgan > >wrote: > >> > >> This question gave me deja vu! Here's what I said 11 years ago in > >reply to a related question: > >> > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/msg08999.html > >> > >> I don't know if perl would be the right language, or is mdb is the > >right way to keep the results, but this job is so easy to do with > >simple scripts of almost any kind that I think I would still talk to a > >developer and get a simple program/macro written, in whatever system(s) > >you already use. > >> > >> Checksum utils tend to be cross-platform, and so are lots of > >scripting languages, so I don't think you'd have significant > >windows/mac issues going this route. > >> > >> Best, > >> Matt > >> > >> On 05/13/2016 04:16 PM, Joseph Hoover wrote: > >>> I am looking for recommendations for a user-friendly, affordable > >Checksum > >>> utility that is free-to-low-cost for small archives and history > >>> organizations. Ideally, the utility would be able to batch process > >digital > >>> assets. Recommendations for checksum applications for both Mac and > >Windows > >>> would be very appreciated. > >>> > >>> Again "user-friendliness" is very important. Most the folks I help > >are > >>> usually volunteers that have no tech background. > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> _Joe > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >>> > >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > >>> > >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > >>> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >>> > >>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > >> > >> ___ > >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >> > >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > >> > >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > >> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >> > >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > >___ > >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > >http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for a Checksum Program?
Sure, understood. You can write scripts with simple guis, e.g. that's easy to do in Python in most OSes. Or you can put a web front-end on it. Or if you have a macro function in whatever system you use for storing your digital assets, that may work. I bet if you find a local dev and say "make this easy to use for interns and part-timers" you can get a quote that's not crazy. On May 14, 2016 11:05:08 AM EDT, Joe Hoover work wrote: >That is why I emphasized "user-friendliness” unfortunately once you >get into doing scripting, no matter how simple, people have no >interest. I typically use scripting as well for running checksums but >this isn’t an option for others. I know there are several >checksum/hashsum apps out there and I was hoping to get some advice on >which folks are using and find useful. > > >> On May 14, 2016, at 8:43 AM, Matt Morgan >wrote: >> >> This question gave me deja vu! Here's what I said 11 years ago in >reply to a related question: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/msg08999.html >> >> I don't know if perl would be the right language, or is mdb is the >right way to keep the results, but this job is so easy to do with >simple scripts of almost any kind that I think I would still talk to a >developer and get a simple program/macro written, in whatever system(s) >you already use. >> >> Checksum utils tend to be cross-platform, and so are lots of >scripting languages, so I don't think you'd have significant >windows/mac issues going this route. >> >> Best, >> Matt >> >> On 05/13/2016 04:16 PM, Joseph Hoover wrote: >>> I am looking for recommendations for a user-friendly, affordable >Checksum >>> utility that is free-to-low-cost for small archives and history >>> organizations. Ideally, the utility would be able to batch process >digital >>> assets. Recommendations for checksum applications for both Mac and >Windows >>> would be very appreciated. >>> >>> Again "user-friendliness" is very important. Most the folks I help >are >>> usually volunteers that have no tech background. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> _Joe >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>> >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>> >>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ >> >> ___ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > >___ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for a Checksum Program?
That is why I emphasized "user-friendliness” unfortunately once you get into doing scripting, no matter how simple, people have no interest. I typically use scripting as well for running checksums but this isn’t an option for others. I know there are several checksum/hashsum apps out there and I was hoping to get some advice on which folks are using and find useful. > On May 14, 2016, at 8:43 AM, Matt Morgan wrote: > > This question gave me deja vu! Here's what I said 11 years ago in reply to a > related question: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/msg08999.html > > I don't know if perl would be the right language, or is mdb is the right way > to keep the results, but this job is so easy to do with simple scripts of > almost any kind that I think I would still talk to a developer and get a > simple program/macro written, in whatever system(s) you already use. > > Checksum utils tend to be cross-platform, and so are lots of scripting > languages, so I don't think you'd have significant windows/mac issues going > this route. > > Best, > Matt > > On 05/13/2016 04:16 PM, Joseph Hoover wrote: >> I am looking for recommendations for a user-friendly, affordable Checksum >> utility that is free-to-low-cost for small archives and history >> organizations. Ideally, the utility would be able to batch process digital >> assets. Recommendations for checksum applications for both Mac and Windows >> would be very appreciated. >> >> Again "user-friendliness" is very important. Most the folks I help are >> usually volunteers that have no tech background. >> >> Thanks! >> >> _Joe >> >> >> >> ___ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for a Checksum Program?
This question gave me deja vu! Here's what I said 11 years ago in reply to a related question: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/msg08999.html I don't know if perl would be the right language, or is mdb is the right way to keep the results, but this job is so easy to do with simple scripts of almost any kind that I think I would still talk to a developer and get a simple program/macro written, in whatever system(s) you already use. Checksum utils tend to be cross-platform, and so are lots of scripting languages, so I don't think you'd have significant windows/mac issues going this route. Best, Matt On 05/13/2016 04:16 PM, Joseph Hoover wrote: I am looking for recommendations for a user-friendly, affordable Checksum utility that is free-to-low-cost for small archives and history organizations. Ideally, the utility would be able to batch process digital assets. Recommendations for checksum applications for both Mac and Windows would be very appreciated. Again "user-friendliness" is very important. Most the folks I help are usually volunteers that have no tech background. Thanks! _Joe ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/