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FW: setup program problem
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- To: "Cygwin" <cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:05:08 +1000
- Subject: FW: setup program problem
this belongs here.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Beard [mailto:rem120@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:54 PM
> To: Robert Collins
> Subject: RE: setup program problem
>
>
> it is simply a common feature to inform a user in a download
> program how
> long there is until the download is complete, including size
> left and time
> left. and it is relevant for modem users because you cant
> start downloading
> a 40mb package when you are going to get disconnected in say
> an hours time,
> because as you say it is unresumable. it just gives the user
> a lot more
> choice with their time if they have an understanding of the
> details of the
> file they are downloading.
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
> To: "Jeremy Beard" <rem120@hotmail.com>, <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> Subject: RE: setup program problem
> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:46:13 +1000
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeremy Beard [mailto:rem120@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 9:50 PM
>
> > There is no reference made to how large the
> > packages are in terms of file size.
>
> This is because (most) folk don't select packages based on
> size, but rather on content - what the package is/does.
>
> > this makes it a big inconvenience to
> > those like myself on modem connections where d/l'ing some
> > packages could take a few hours.
>
> How do you plan to avoid it? If you want apache, you have to
> download it. The real issue to me is that the downloads are
> not resumable, so you can't easily take several bites at a
> single large file.
>
> Rob
>
>
>
>
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