IDM Mailing Archive

1998-12-07 21:03Andrew MinettForgot to mention this-- Resuming downloads after a broken connection works on a part-time

From:: Andrew Minett <aminett@julian.uwo.ca>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 16:03:03 -0500
Subject:: (idm) another bleepbloop grumble....

Forgot to mention this-- Resuming downloads after a broken connection works on a part-time only basis.....an attempt becomes an exercise in masochism -- i.e. having to reload an 80% complete file..... any solutions, remedies, programs to prevent this?? I've used both CuteFTP and FTP Voyager so far and they don't like resuming..... @ndrew np. Spiritualized.Cop shoot cop

1998-12-07 21:12Bill VanLooOK, sorry to flame on-list. BUT Didn't *anybody* happen to see Chris Hilker's post that wa

From:: Bill VanLoo <wdvanloo@sigma6.com>
To:: Andrew Minett <aminett@julian.uwo.ca>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 16:12:16 -0500
Subject:: Re: (idm) another bleepbloop grumble....

OK, sorry to flame on-list. BUT Didn't *anybody* happen to see Chris Hilker's post that was SPECIFICALLY about NOT USING THE LIST TO GRUMBLE ABOUT BLEEPBLOOP? Anybody? Beuller? Bill

quoted 10 lines Forgot to mention this--

> Forgot to mention this-- > Resuming downloads after a broken connection works on a > part-time only basis.....an attempt becomes an exercise in > masochism -- i.e. having to reload an 80% complete file..... > any solutions, remedies, programs to prevent this?? > I've used both CuteFTP and FTP Voyager so far and they don't like > resuming..... > @ndrew > np. > Spiritualized.Cop shoot cop

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1998-12-08 01:26J. Christian Guerrero> Didn't *anybody* happen to see Chris Hilker's post that was SPECIFICALLY about > NOT USI

From:: J. Christian Guerrero <lacanian@mindspring.com>
To:: <wdvanloo@sigma6.com>
Cc:: Andrew Minett <aminett@julian.uwo.ca>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 17:26:19 -0800
Subject:: Re: (idm) another bleepbloop grumble....

quoted 3 lines Didn't *anybody* happen to see Chris Hilker's post that was SPECIFICALLY about

> Didn't *anybody* happen to see Chris Hilker's post that was SPECIFICALLY about > NOT USING THE LIST TO GRUMBLE ABOUT BLEEPBLOOP? >

the question is, did anybody happen to have a reason to care about it? sr -- sd

(idm) another bleepbloop grumble....