[Full-disclosure] All the md5 hashes in every single update message sent to this list

[B1towel <ben@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What is the purpose of all the patch notification emails that when a security 
vulnerability is fixed the people who send out the notification email include a 
5 mile long list of md5 hashes for every single package and all dependancies 
for the package that was updated? I feel that information does not need to be 
in the notification that the latest version fixed a security vulnerability, and 
to me it just gets in the way of reading the occasionally useful content this 
list has to offer.
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