On 4/20/2015 4:59 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 4/19/2015 11:25 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> I seem to recall having _had_ the capability of resuming an >>> interrupted file download. >>> I'm currently using SeaMonkey 2.26.1 under WinXP Pro SP3. >>> What can I do *WITHOUT* moving to a later release? >>> TIA >>> >> >> If a download is interrupted, I generally start over without trying to >> resume. I am never sure that resuming will work correctly. This >> applies not only to SeaMonkey downloads but also to FTP downloads. >> >> I might make an exception if I have a hash code for the file. In this >> case, I can resume the download and then check the file's integrity. >> Even MD5 or SHA1 hashes are acceptable for this because my concern is >> whether the file downloaded without losing or scrambling any Internet >> packets, not whether someone substituted a malware file. >> > > Thanks for reminder about hashes. I download large files at local > library, will verify hash before leaving library. > >
Unfortunately, not all download sites provide hashes. For example, few Mozilla extensions provide them. But Mozilla does provide hashes for SeaMonkey and Thunderbird. They are quite nice but not always available for larger downloads. -- David E. Ross I am sticking with SeaMonkey 2.26.1 until saved passwords can be used when autocomplete=off. See <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433238>. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
