On Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:22:41 -0500 "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> James Sparenberg wrote: > > > > rsync is what we are moving away from because, it doesn't have > > what is needed. (Can't go into details sorry) I'm not trying > > to sync. I'm trying to download specific pieces of data or > > other products. wget and curl both work but I'm tasked with > > finding out which one other developers/users prefer. > > > > James > > James, it sounds like you are doing nothing more than a survey > on curl vs wget. My vote is with wget. Why, you ask? I have used > it a long time. I am comfortable with it, and I like the way it > displays info about downloading data. I don't really think that > there is much difference in what occurs with the actual > transmission of packets between the two methods, i.e. same > tcp/ip implementation, same flags set in the ip headers, and > most likely (I have not run a test so don't hold me on this one) > the same tos, ttl, iplen, and dgmlen. In other words, you pick > em.... thanks DrJung... that's what I needed. Seems like the conclusion is go with the one that my developers are comfortable with and it will come out fine. If urpmi didn't default to curl I wouldn't have asked. James > > drjung > > -- > J. Craig Woods > UNIX/NT Network/System Administration > http://www.trismegistus.net/resume.html > Character is built upon the debris of despair --Emerson > >
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
