-={ Saturday, 01 October 2016, 20:38:47.672809883 +1000 }=-   
      
   Hey Tony!   
      
    TL> Well, a rewrite from scratch is possible, as source for the   
    TL> algorithm is available in the TIC specs.   
      
   Given the other limitations, such as filenames, I really don't see the point.    
   However if it does matter then c source for a 'proper' crc32 could be   
   provided/written that is agreeable to the posted alogorithm.  The rest looks   
   doable with what I have at hand and strongly suspect that all/most linux   
   distributions also.  I'd imagine the Husky people probably have an agreeable   
   method somewhere in their sources.  Also, also the perl idea looks to be a   
   possibilty but I for one would like to see a oneliner, as well as verification   
   as to compatibilty, before adding that module to the onboard perl here given   
   the limited usuage it will see <- most likely zero.   
      
   Speaking for myself I'd prefer md5sum for file tranfer verification.  From my   
   limited usuage thus far it has proved itself to be an excellent strategy with   
   100% track record thus far but none of it has anything to do with fidonet and   
   especially not DOS which became abandonware here somewhere around 1995-ish   
   which was one of the samrtest decisions made, next to the idea of, "I don't do   
   windows."  :::evil grin:::   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
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