The registration information is for us in the know to use as
statistics to help keep track of how and where the software is being
used. Plus there are some companies performing value added stuff
(such as VIS, Inc.) This allows us to stay in business and keep
supporting the software.
We have not had an offer for somebody to host a pure ftp mirror of
the software. San Diego Super Computer was nice enough to let us host
the binaries via http, but as far as ftp goes, they wipe their ftp
every month or so (security reasons) and it is too much trouble to
keep copying stuff all the time. If you have about 1 GB of drive
somewhere that can host unlimited downloads via ftp--we'd love to
offer the stuff this way. Its just that most people won't offer
because it becomes expensive.
As to why you can't get this to download, do you have a client that
can resume a download? How do you have an NT box that doesn't have IE
on it (just Netscape)? I'd try another client.
David
Ok, I'm having some trouble getting the OpenDX software.
On my home dial up connection the download stalls immediately for the
redhat RPM files. I've tried it both with netscape & konqueror with
right-click -> save link as. This isn't to unusual, I often have
trouble with large downloads on this connection, although it ussually
gets further then this. I'm not sure why.
My other option is downloading it @ work. At the moment, my only net
connection is through netscape on an NT box. It appears to download
Ok. I then burn it onto a CD and take it home.
Now, when I try to install it, I get the following error:
# rpm -i opendx-4_1_3-3_i386.rpm
warning: Expected size: 27399711 =
lead(96)+sigs(100)+pad(4)+data(27399511)
warning: Actual size: 27501586
The samples file gives a similar error.
Any idea what's going on? My suspicion is that netscape is downloading
it as an ascii file instead of binary, but I don't know how to force it
to binary. I've downloaded and burned the files twice with the same
results, so I'm fairly sure its not a random corruption.
Just an aside, but if this is an open-source project, why all the
registration stuff and cgi driven download page. Why not a simple ftp
site?
Well, anyway, any ideas are appreciated. I look forward to trying this
tool out!
Thanks
Eric
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