Netscape Logic Bomb detailed by IETF

[Tom Weinstein]

In article <DGypKo.Isx at sgi.sgi.com>, sameer <sameer at c2.org> writes:

>> I posted a list of MD5 checksums as a personal favor to various cypherpunks
>> who asked for them, since I have access to the original bits.  The official
>> Netscape solution for checking your downloaded distribution will be
>> announced later in the year.  In the mean time anyone who is uncomfortable
>> with downloading the bits from the net can always buy a copy.  We will
>> ship them the distribution on floppy.
>> 

> 	That's quite lame.. (not on your part jeff, obviously, because
> you posted the md5s) Netscape's responses in the past has been pretty
> quick, but this is damn slow. I am disappointed. 

This isn't an easy problem.  Personally, I'd rather have them get it
right than get it done fast.

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