-=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    MK> Given the other limitations, such as filenames, I really don't see the   
    MK> point. However if it does matter then c source for a 'proper' crc32   
    MK> could be provided/written that is agreeable to the posted alogorithm.   
      
   Well, having the CRC32 implemented would make my script more universal.   
      
    MK> The rest looks doable with what I have at hand and strongly suspect   
    MK> that all/most linux distributions also.  I'd imagine the Husky people   
    MK> probably have an agreeable method somewhere in their sources.  Also,   
    MK> also the perl idea looks to be a possibilty but I for one would like to   
    MK> see a oneliner, as well as verification as to compatibilty, before   
    MK> adding that module to the onboard perl here given the limited usuage it   
    MK> will see <- most likely zero.   
      
   I'd br hsppy to use the Perl option, if I could find it for Raspian. :)   
      
    MK> Speaking for myself I'd prefer md5sum for file tranfer verification.   
    MK> From my limited usuage thus far it has proved itself to be an excellent   
    MK> strategy with 100% track record thus far but none of it has anything to   
    MK> do with fidonet and especially not DOS which became abandonware here   
    MK> somewhere around 1995-ish which was one of the samrtest decisions made,   
    MK> next to the idea of, "I don't do windows."  :::evil grin:::   
      
   If it was a simply matter of doing it for my purposes, md5sum would be the go,   
   but we have to work with the TIC specs here. ;)   
      
      
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