[ale] corrupted download of ubuntu-6.10 from gtlib.gatech.edu via Comcast

[Jim Popovitch]

AT&T is having some significant packet loss between Comcast Atlanta and
the rest of the Internet.  Perhaps that is the cause.

-Jim P.

On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 19:54 -0400, Jerry Yu wrote:
> I downloaded twice since 4pm today. Each has different MD5 checksum.
> Both share the same size, but have checksums differ from the one
> recorded in the MD5SUMS. As a result, the images were not bootable
> (...duh...)
> I am a bit perplexed at this point. Not sure what might have caused
> the corruption. 
>       * The download is done under wget at cygwin/Windows XP. 
>       * exact URL is
>         "http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/ubuntu-releases/6.10/ubuntu-6.10-beta-desktop-i386.iso" 
>       * The speed was fast via Comcast
>       * Both attempts finished successfully at first round
>       * Comcast connection was down for a few hours in the afternoon
>         yesterday, but all great since last night.
> 
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