Am Sa, den 10.01.2004 schrieb Technical um 15:51: > > Technical wrote: > >> what is top - post? > >> > >> I still get the same problem > >> > >> ail.mc[root@sojourn root]# rpm2cpio > >> /var/spool/up2date/sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm | cpio -ivd > >> ./etc/mail/sendmail.mc > >> 4574 blocks > >> cpio: premature end of archive > >> [root@sojourn root]# > > > > Check if your rpm is good. It might be incomplete or corrupt. > > md5sum sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm > > 1787392cd6455978ba0181726d89842b sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm > > ls -l sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1018439 Oct 29 13:39 > > sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm > > > > top-posting is when you reply -above- the post rather than below it. > > It makes it more difficult for people to follow the conversation. > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > If the checksum of my package si the same as the original, does that mean > that the packet is not corrupt?? md5sum is not a very secure proof for a valid, not corrupted package. But normally you can trust a match with a reliable source. You can also run: rpm -Uvh --test sendmail-8.12.10-1.1.1.i386.rpm. If that does not fail with blaming for damage, maybe just complaining that the package is already installed, the rpm should be fine. Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999 PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653