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On Tue, 21 December 2004 14:45:38 +0000, Artem B. Bityuckiy wrote:
>
> Hmm, is it really correct? CRC is ramainder, but in mod 2 arithmetic. I 
> consulted http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~312/crc.txt
> 
> And if so, your algorithm
> [...]
> doesn't look like something which is called CRC...
> 
> Do I misunderstand something?

Nope, but you cleared my misunderstanding.  A very nice article.
Thanks!

PS: Still, adler32 or a variant is my current favorite.

Jörn

-- 
Premature optimization is the root of all evil.
-- Donald Knuth