cannot install 1.2.7 via npm

[sitnin]

$ npm install mime

ERR! Error: shasum check failed for ...../tmp.tgz
ERR! Expected: c7a13f33a7073d9900f288436b06b3a16200865b
ERR! Actual: 3bb7b8a676e95a33a0f28f081cf860176b8f67c7

[sitnin]

$ npm install mime@1.2.6
is ok

[broofa]

what version of NPM are you using?

rkieffer@rkieffer-mbp$ npm --version
1.1.43

rkieffer@rkieffer-mbp$ npm install mime
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mime
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/mime
mime@1.2.7 node_modules/mime

[sitnin]

$ npm --version
1.1.24

[sitnin]

I'll upgrade now, but how checksums is relevant to the issue?

[broofa]

Did you get an HTTP 404 error during the npm install? Possibly https://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/2498

[sitnin]

Ah! Yes. I double checked and that was a real issue.