> 1) Novell did not prepare metalink files with segment information. > 2) the aria2c client doesn't handle segment checksums. > > You call that reliable? It is no more reliable than a single http/ftp > download.
It is far less reliable than a single ftp/http from a good server if the download method gets chunks from multiple servers of which some are good and some are bad. The unreliabilities of each chunk(-server) are multiplied here. A chunked download without chunked checking isn't worth the bother IMHO. > A single failure proves unreliability. A hundred sucesses do not prove > otherwise. Especially if the single failure is as bad as it possibly can. I had wget once wipe a download for me at the 2GB limit (on 128kbit cable, arrrgh). I didn't use it again for anything serious until that was fixed. Of course, rsync always works reliably and as a bonus, fixes things up too. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
