sunshinecorp: I'm not disputing MD5 at all. It works™ as far as verifying a file integrity goes. I'm just saying that throwing technical terms like data rot around to non-technical users is furthering their paranoia for no good reason at all. Ask the OP. He probably had never heard of data rot before and is now hiding in an underground bunker with a tin foil hat because of it. :P
It wasn't my intention to scare anyone, but the OP was talking about data corruption. My impression was that he is well aware of the possibility which is why he asked if MD5 checksumming is a proper way of detecting said corruption. Maybe he has heard of "data rot", maybe not. I'd say, it doesn't really matter.
Everyone, you can come back out of your bunkers, just download your GOG games again, should they every become corrupted. :P
Speaking of which, it would be nice if GOG would provide some sort of checksum accessible from the website to verify the integrity of the games. :D
