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It could still download it as normal, but show a warning at the end after it computes the hash and compares. Just like getting around a bad HTTPS cert, the brow
by paulirwin 8y ago
It could still download it as normal, but show a warning at the end after it computes the hash and compares. Just like getting around a bad HTTPS cert, the browser could allow you to say "I know what I'm doing".
Edit: To clarify, I mean it could show the warning before the browser does the rename of the file from the temporary download file to the final filename.
- grenoire 8y agoConsidering EXEs specifically (entirely dismissing tarballs and such packages which can easily go up to several gigabytes), you cannot rely on everybody being able to download files in a reasonable time frame. I'm lucky to reside in a country that allows me to download hundreds of megabytes in double-digit seconds, alas that is not true for everybody else out there.