jeffb@world.std.com (Jeffrey T Berntsen) (05/23/91)
lan_csse@netrix.nac.dec.com (CSSE LAN Test Account) writes: >I ran a hexdump of it, there were big chunks (whose sizes were a multiple >of 512) that were filled with nulls. This isn't new. I have a little >program that merges files that contain null chunks, and complains if the >non-null parts don't agree. If I give it 3 or more files, it uses the >obvious voting algorithm for each byte, and only complains if there are >chunks on which no two files agree. It sure comes in handy at times. Sounds very nice! Is it something you can make available (not for FTP obviously)? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey T. Berntsen | Looking for a good .sig jeffb@world.std.com | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------