6 May
2010
6 May
'10
12:08 p.m.
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Linas <linas_fi@ymail.com> wrote:
In fact, for tar.gz it is possible since gzip ignores trailing content after a nul, so the signature could be appended there without interfering with non-aware utils. That possibility was used to create illegal primes on the 09 F9 11... "controversy". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_prime
I didn't mention it because we are now using xz, and it may not support that. Is anyone here familiar with its format?
I would avoid using hacks that depend on compression format. Better stay flexible and compatible.