Index: defaults.sh
===================================================================
--- defaults.sh	(revision 16510)
+++ defaults.sh	(working copy)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # DISABLE_OPTIMIZATIONS=yes
 # AQBANKING_WITH_QT=no
 # GLOBAL_DIR=Z:\\mydir  # all directories will use this
+# WGET_RATE=50k         #limit download bandwith to 50KB/s
 # late_eval 'INSTALL_DIR=$GNUCASH_DIR\\myinst'  # no need to define GNUCASH_DIR
 # block_step inst_docs
 # late_eval 'add_step greetings'
Index: functions.sh
===================================================================
--- functions.sh	(revision 16510)
+++ functions.sh	(working copy)
@@ -56,8 +56,13 @@
     # download the file to the tmpdir and then when that completes
     # move it to the dest dir.
     if [ ! -f $_DLD/$_FILE ] ; then
-        wget --passive-ftp -c $1 -P $TMP_UDIR
-        mv $TMP_UDIR/$_FILE $_DLD
+	# If WGET_RATE is set (in bytes/sec), limit download bandwith
+	if [ ! -z "$WGET_RATE" ] ; then
+            wget --passive-ftp -c $1 -P $TMP_UDIR --limit-rate=$WGET_RATE
+        else
+            wget --passive-ftp -c $1 -P $TMP_UDIR
+        fi
+	mv $TMP_UDIR/$_FILE $_DLD
     fi
     LAST_FILE=$_DLD/$_FILE
 }