[SLUG] Long downloads

[Jamie Adams]

On Thu, Nov 24, 2005 at 10:31:15AM -0500, john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
> > Hi Martin
> >
> > To do really long downloads you need to allow for loss of internet
> > connection.
> > Most dial-up connections log you off after 2 hours routinely.  To get
> > round
> > this you need a download manager.  Sun do a really good one.  If you
> > go to
> > their site you can download Linux and Windows versions for nowt.  With
> > this
> > you can pause the download, log off the internet, redial and resume
> > downloading. It will also (usually) cope with unexpected
> > disconnections  I
> > have downloaded OOo2 (102MB) like this in about 6 hours.  Note that
> > connections vary.  With Knoppix I could never get much above 1Kbs.
> > Using the
> > newer KDE 3.4 on Slackware, and something called Tiscali accelerator
> > on ME  I
> > can get 5Kbs.  I don't know about auto-redialers.
> >
> > Do try
> > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1892080,00.asp
> > if only for the title.
> 
> Nice title
> 
> BitTorrent? (I've not used it, but wouldn't that also allow such
> connection/disconnection mallarky?)
> 
> J

There is also, of course, wget - included in every linux distro. I often
use it to download large files.

Jamie