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Hi there,

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 cygwin-digest-help AT cygwin DOT com wrote:

> > Perhaps the MD5 and/or SHA1 checksums for the current setup.exe should
> > be published (and updated every time there's a new release) next to
> > the download link (like Apache does, for example)
>
> It is however a very highly-desirable goal.  I'll try and find some round
> tuits to see if we can't get some traction.

That would be a very acceptable alternative to my original suggestion
of renaming setup.exe each time it's (re)released, even if it's a bit
more work for you. :(  Thanks.

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