On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 07:20:22 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:


"Ignoramus20109" wrote in
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On 2014-06-24, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"David Lesher" wrote in message
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"Jim Wilkins" writes:

I did. Earthlink dropped out twice last night after downloading
20-30MB. This morning I lost them while browsing, but BasicISP is
fine. However their 4-hour timeout limits downloads to about 65MB.
Neither of them is completely reliable here, nor is the cellular
service.

There's a reason rsync and bit torrent exist...

Do they work with Windows Update?

Jim, I believe that there is software out there that can resume
downloading from the point where it was interrupted, and not from
the
beginning.

I know that wget does it with the --continue option.

i

I think the large program and antivirus updates which are my main
concern may have their own different download integrity mechanisms.
I've watched AVG pick up where it left off, as indicated by the
Remaining.. size.

These aren't general-purpose file servers that download to a
selectable folder under my control, and the files don't always have
MD5 hashes to check the download.

It's not just Internet, the TV signal from the station in that area
dropped out a few minutes ago. My system still receives other channels
with the same antenna and amp. This is the outer edge of the Boston
metro area where the big money loses interest in supporting us with
rail service, 4G LTE etc. and TV stations are relaxed and goofy in
contrast to the very professional major-market ones.

Your file was only a test since I've finished adding hydraulics to the
already overloaded garden tractor. I was curious about the variety of
complex hydraulic valves, rotary flow dividers etc but I'm not likely
to see or use them.
-jsw

Out here in the hinterlands..we have no problems downloading Stuff.


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