trojans on ftp sites

[cklaus () shadow net (Christopher Klaus)]

An idea that could be a possible solution for trojan files on ftp archives. 

Modify archie to do checksums for files on their sites that they are keeping
updates with. 
                                                                                  
Maybe if the checksum changes for the same file from archives from place to
place, it would indicate possible trojan.  I dont see how a cracker/intruder
could install trojans on all the ftp sites that contain that file.  I think
more people would use archie's with this feature over the old one, if they
knew they were definitely getting files that havent been tampered with. 

I do not know who is updating and working on archie, but maybe this can be
forwarded to them for adding to their Todo list. 



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