Okay sir! so assuming tht you already have a working linux box huh! I never saw anything like this supported by Microslop. Amanda Lee On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, Kerry Hoath wrote: > What's this? "Resume in the old dos days!" > Of course we have zmodem; but then again we have things that are better. > Many sites that let you download cd images also support rsync and if you run that > in partial mode you can resume where you left off. > Getright and gozilla and other download managers also support resume for ftp and http > 1.1 downloads so even if you are using the evil OS > all is not lost. > Here in Australia a set of say Debian cds costs me $11. That's a 3 cd > set so we're looking at aprox $4 per cd. I talk > in Australian currency. This is so damn cheap > you just lash out and buy a set rather than spending 105 hours > downloading 3 cds worth. > Many of our isps impose a bandwidth cap; Telstra cable for > example (which I don't have) sets a 3gig cap > on transferrs per month. > Also; some drives can have trouble with burnt cds from some manifacturers, and > pressed cds seem to read faster in most drives anyway. > They are also more resistant to heat light etc. > Cd burning is cool and I do plenty of it; > but when Linux cds are so cheap I do my bit to not conjest tje met amd biu sp,e/ > > Some projects like freebsd etc also get revenue from cd sales. > Regards, Kerry. > On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 06:09:06PM -0400, Amanda Lee wrote: > > Yeah I know, I was working out the math to get the cat sitter to startup a > > new download between her visits ha! > > Wow! I had figured on about 2 and a half days per CD so hey now! 35 hours > > per image! ain't all bad! The only down side to this is if you loose the > > modem connection and have to start all overagain. I sure did like the > > resume feature in zmodem back in the dos days. > > > > I'm happy to say that a kind person has been gracious enough to burn some > > CDs. Once I have these, in the future, will be glad to pass on the favor > > to others but don't everybody line-up just yet! > > > > Amanda > > > > > > > > On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Tommy Moore wrote: > > > > > Actually I've downloaded plenty of cd images over my modem. Its not pretty > > > but if you let it go you can get one in about 35 hours or so. > > > If you don't watn ot take that way downloading while you sleep is antoehr > > > good option or download while your at work or a bit of both. > > > Some people say I'm crazy for doing this but oh well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > -- > Kerry Hoath: kerry at gotss.net > alternatives: kerry at gotss.eu.org or kerry at gotss.spice.net.au > ICQ UIN: 8226547 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
