1. acronyms on list server
Why do some posters think that every acronym that they use on the
list server is something that everyone is familiar with. It would
help if you use an acronym that somewhere in your post you explain
what it stands for so that readers do have to look it up or ask some
one on the list what's MD5, RPM, RPG or etc.
2. Re: acronyms on list server
What is MD5?
I know about RPM and RPG but I don't know MD5.
RPM - Rotations Per Minute, Redhat Package Management.
RPG - Role Playing Game, Report Program Generator
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> Why do some posters think that every acronym that they use on the
> list server is something that everyone is familiar with. It would
> help if you use an acronym that somewhere in your post you explain
> what it stands for so that readers do have to look it up or ask some
> one on the list what's MD5, RPM, RPG or etc.
>
3. Re: acronyms on list server
MD5 is an advanced encryption algorithm used a lot in the Linux world, I
believe.
Greg
"Lucius L. Hilley III" wrote:
> What is MD5?
> I know about RPM and RPG but I don't know MD5.
>
> RPM - Rotations Per Minute, Redhat Package Management.
> RPG - Role Playing Game, Report Program Generator
>
> Lucius L. Hilley III
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> > Why do some posters think that every acronym that they use on the
> > list server is something that everyone is familiar with. It would
> > help if you use an acronym that somewhere in your post you explain
> > what it stands for so that readers do have to look it up or ask some
> > one on the list what's MD5, RPM, RPG or etc.
> >
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4. Re: acronyms on list server
- Posted by Davi Figueiredo <davitf at USA.NET>
Sep 11, 1999
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Last edited Sep 12, 1999
> What is MD5?
Warning: this is a rather long post; I thought it would be more
interesting to explain it with some more details. Here it goes:
MD5 is a "message digest" algorithm, also known as a "one-way hash
function". You give it a sequence of bytes of any length, and it
computes a 16-byte hash (representation) of it. Because of the
method used, it is almost impossible to find another sequence of
bytes with the same hash value. Message digest algorithms can be
used to store access passwords: for each user, the hash of the
password is stored instead of the password itself. When the user
enters a password, the hash of the password entered is calculated
and compared with the stored one. As it is very difficult to find
a message that will give the same hash value, if someone steals
the file that stores the passwords, he will not know what they are.
There are many other possible uses for message digest algorithms,
such as verifying the integrity and authenticity of files and
messages.
I hope my explanation wasn't too hard to follow ;)
Regards,
Davi Figueiredo
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5. Re: acronyms on list server
- Posted by Lewis Townsend <keroltarr at HOTMAIL.COM>
Sep 14, 1999
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Last edited Sep 15, 1999
Sorry Bernie,
>what's MD5, RPM, RPG or etc.
RPG stands for "Role Playing Game"
RPM is "Rotations per minute" :)
I don't know what MD5 is though
later,
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