From: Steven L Baur <steve@miranova.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:12:56 +0800
To: wb8foz@nrk.com
Subject: Re: Netscrape download
In-Reply-To: <199607190151.VAA14421@nrk.com>
Message-ID: <m291cgu9oh.fsf@deanna.miranova.com>
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>>>>> "David" == David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com> writes:

I already trashed the Linux .tgz I downloaded, all I've got left to
compare are the Microsoft Windows '95 (spit, to borrow a term), and
Microsoft Windows 3.1 (spit, to borrow a term).

David> Windows 95 version:
David> 8e936813f12a1b3b77ed03d9239ebd5d
       8e936813f12a1b3b77ed03d9239ebd5d  ns_inst-95.exe



# md5sum ns_inst-31.exe
0f4de3e744ec4e356ba9f8feb3ded7ec  ns_inst-31.exe

Linux executable:
$ md5sum =netscape-3.0b5
a82666e8c83a39c4e4653f0de2a930cf  /usr/local/www/bin/netscape-3.0b5

I seriously doubt they're playing any games.

Also, I got onto their system within a half hour of spotting the
announcement sitting in my cypherpunks.spool file and had no trouble
downloading even though it wouldn't let me into the site with Lynx.
I'd say they gave this list preferential, timely treatment ...
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