I often use prozilla (http://prozilla.genesys.ro/). I don't know if it copes with 2GB+ files, but it splits the download into multiple streams, which can make a big difference on some servers.
Brad (Beware the dreaded gmail reply to header.....) On 5/31/05, Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <rant> > > Have I gone invisible or wot? It's a real p*sser when you go to the > > trouble of sorting through your notes, give exactly the required answer > > (probably the only current solution), offer to deliver the software, and > > *still get ignored*. > > </rant> > > Hey Steve, come down ;) and give a man a break to do some research > before replying. That's why I replied out of order. I do appreciate your > answer, but no need for getting a copy from you - if I'm looking at how > to download >2GB, chances are I can cope with 2MB :) > > Thanks for your cvs commands and pointing out that the beta has > improvements. I also found a very recent posting by the wget author > (http://www.mail-archive.com/wget%40sunsite.dk/msg07726.html) in which > he says that 1.9 doesn't support large files, but the 1.10 beta does. > There's also a link to a tar of the source. > > wget 1.10 is by no means the only ftp client which can handle large > files. Apart from lftp, at least ncftp{get} (I didn't check this) and > curl can do as well. That's if curl -V shows "Largefile" under features. > curl -O <singleurl> is the closest to wget. There can be more urls, but > then there also need to be at least as many -OOOOOOOOOOs to prevent > downloaded data appearing concatenated on stdout (whoever thought that > feature to be useful?). lftp -c 'get <singleurl>' works too for >2GB. > > Thanks Philip for pointing out the multiple steps of putting together > several ftp commands and editing/splitting the URL to get a single file. > (There's must then also a way to put it into the background.) I'm afraid > it's more convoluted (= less user-friendly) to copying a URL with the > mouse from a web page, typing > nohup wget <middle-click> & <enter> > and forgetting about it for a few days. There's no doubt though that > lftp is a *very* good interactive ftp client. A tool for each purpose, > add personal taste, stir, let stand until set. > > That's the (no doubt incomplete) summary of possibilities. Perhaps > someone else might find it useful too. > > Volker > > -- > Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header > http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. >
