On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > In other words, for 99% of normal end users in a low bandwidth/high > latency/unreliable connections, wouldn't a download manager over http > be the better solution?
Yes. Sun had one dubbed "Sun Download Manager", written in cross platform Java, and which worked wonders. Sadly it was killed after the Sun-ORCL merger, because it didn´t interface well with the latter´ SSL download system in place. Hmmm... maybe Apache can use its reach to ask ORCL for the Sun DL Manager code? It would make a great FOSS project: Apache Download Manager. ;) http://news.techeye.net/software/oracle-quietly-buries-sun-download-manager ^read specially one reader comment near the bottom, from the former product manager FC
