On 10/14/12 10:37 AM, Steve Wendt wrote: > On 10/14/12 12:15 am, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: > >> So I don't think the SM servers are the issue for you. I can't have >> received it quickly if they are running slowly. > > The FTP server gets pretty slow when there is a new release. If you use > the standard HTTP downloads, you get the benefits of the distributed > mirrors, so it's pretty quick. The primary reason I go to the FTP > server is to see *all* the releases, including betas; a lot of stuff > gets hidden on the HTTP side (reasonably so). >
I go to the FTP server so that I can also download the related SHA1 checksum. I realize that SHA1 might be subject to some vulnerability. However, it is still a good way to verify that the downloaded installer file was not corrupted in transit through the Internet. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
