From: "Frank Haber" 

>why didn't it first figure out (from the freshly downloaded table) what the
checksum is supposed to be, then look whether your file matches?

Because Shavlik or someone left these particular checksums out of the
freshly downloaded file, or because Shavlik doesn't know how to read
certain combinations/orderings of updates - I'm not sure which.  George
seems to know who's responsible for these downloaded datafiles and their
completeness.  MS? Shavlik as compiler of a compendium and last source? 
Dunno.

It might be a not-so-gentle plot to force frightened admins into springing
for a newer, paid version of hfnetchk, which apparently doesn't fail in
this way.

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