Hi,
On Mon, Feb 15, 1999 at 04:28 -0800, Brad Jones wrote:
> I am using ncftp to download the Suse6.0 iso image
> (6.0-evaluation.iso). I am using kppp to start up ncftp on connect. I
> have written a macro in ncftp to automatically connect to the site to
> download the file. It all works great except occasionally the ftp
> connection bombs out after too long without receiving anything. It is
> mainly because I am in Australia that the connection isn't as reliable
> as it should be. I tried the Australian mirror but it only has the full
> ftp version on it (2.4 Gbytes is too much to dnload via modem). The way
> I do it I don't even notice I'm dnloading it, as it's automatic
> everytime I use the web.
> Anyway, I was wondering if it is possible to automatically restart the
> program whenever the dnload aborts. This would truly make it transparent
> and I wouldn't have to keep restarting the ftp dnload. Also if I'm away
I don't if this is possible with ncftp. But it is with wget:
* Wget works exceedingly well on slow or unstable connections,
retrying the document until it is fully retrieved, ...
Ciao,
Stefan
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