I used netzip download demon in my windows days, and it sucked. Greg > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter M. Konka" <pmk5485 at concentric.net >To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca >Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:25:36 -0400 >Subject: Re: Hello to everyone >There are other programns that anyone can download for free. >What these programs do is if your pdial up connection has been >disconnected, it will resume the download after the next ttime you reconnect. >I'm not exactly sure if these programs are available for linux. But for >windows they are, >Two programs that I know of, and that work very well at pausing and >resuming file downloads are : >Get Right >and >Download Accellerator >--- Peter Konka >At 06:09 PM 8/23/01 -0400, you 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 >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
