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Hi.

Brian Fahrlander <kilroy@kamakiriad.com> wrote:

>     What's it take to ensure we're covered against this kind of
>     childish/moronic/Microsoft-era problems?

Well, I am checking the packet signatures while building the apt-tree.
Not very pretty, not very fast, but it works.

Nonetheless:
did anyone ever play with this:
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/pipermail/apt-rpm/2002-August/000653.html

-- 
R!

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