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RE: MD5s of setup.exe on mirrors.
- From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
- To: "'... wonder if the spamfilter knows that famous Father Ted euphemism...?'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 21:07:54 +0100
- Subject: RE: MD5s of setup.exe on mirrors.
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On 14 May 2007 20:54, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 08:03:23PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>> [ bock-bock because it's getting a bit tired on the main list and the
>> actual issue is long since dealt with. ]
>>
>> On 14 May 2007 19:22, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>
>> But that /still/ doesn't differentiate between "setup.exe" and any other
>> random .exe found in the installed packages, so it doesn't explain why
>> there is a discrepancy in the rules for trusting one particular .exe as
>> compared to any other.
>
> It's too bad the spam filter blocks profanity.
I'm sure it wouldn't block a long, drawn out scream!
Alternatively, try reducing your stress levels with cute kittens and hippos:
http://www.rathergood.com/hippo/
> cgf
Anyway, I worked it out for meself.
As to how it happened, my guess is that someone maintainerish tried
compressing it with a newer UPX, and after they installed it, realised it
wasn't any smaller, and decided to touch the timestamp back to the original to
save wasting people's download times.
cheers,
DaveK
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