Wget (windows) seems to have problems with downloads larger than 2 GB. --version: GNU Wget 1.9+cvs-dev-200404081407 tried 1.9.1(a) too.
Screen (watch the length):
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D:\x>wget ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/fedora.redhat.com/linux/co
re/3/i386/iso/FC3-i386-DVD.iso
--17:02:12-- ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/fedora.redhat.com/linu
x/core/3/i386/iso/FC3-i386-DVD.iso
=> `FC3-i386-DVD.iso'
Resolving ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de... 129.143.116.10
Connecting to ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de|129.143.116.10|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/Mirrors/fedora.redhat.com/linux/core/3/i386/i
so ... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR FC3-i386-DVD.iso ... done.
Length: -1,828,556,800 (unauthoritative)
[ <=> ] 195,840 163.18K/s ^
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wget using -c on the already completed download wget restarts at "-1,828,556,800" and indeed downloads/appends additional 1,8 GB.
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Joachim Otahal
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