Technically, it's perfectly possible to test each chunk of archive as you go. Just MD5 checksum the chunk as you write it, go back and re-read the data and compare the checksum.
Nothing wrong with file-by-file checksums, but you might as well waste 128 bits per CD and do a chunk-by-chunk checksum too to make the user's life easier.
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Re: comment from DAR's author
Date: 2002-07-08 10:40 am (UTC)Nothing wrong with file-by-file checksums, but you might as well waste 128 bits per CD and do a chunk-by-chunk checksum too to make the user's life easier.