FW: setup program problem

["Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>]

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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