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   mark lewis to Tony Langdon   
   CRC32   
   30 Sep 16 09:57:14   
   
   30 Sep 16 19:14, you wrote to Alan Ianson:   
      
    AI>>    Crc   
      
    AI>>      This keyword specifies the CRC-32 of the file to be distributed.   
    AI>>      The CRC an eight digit hex number, preferably written in upper   
    AI>>      case, but application should be able to handle CRC's written in   
    AI>>      lower case.   
      
    AI>>      Example: Crc B0A29EE6   
      
    AI>>      This is a required keyword.   
      
    TL> Looks like they use a different algorithm.  I compared the output of the   
    TL> DOS CRC32 utility with the output of cksum and got:   
      
    TL> CRC32.COM - E6A6D14C   
      
   what file did you test against?   
      
    TL> mystic@lemaker /mystic/tic $ cksum VKRADIO.ZIP   
    TL> 89108290 8921 VKRADIO.ZIP   
      
   this one is in decimal, not HEX...   
      
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