I just learned the secret handshake "hidden in plain sight". And it works now.
On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 20:17 -0400, Don Myers wrote: > Thank you so much Drew!!!!!!! I would have never found the secret > handshake!!!!!!!! > > Don > > On 04/13/2012 08:08 PM, drew jensen wrote: > > On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 20:00 -0400, Don Myers wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Question.? When I am in the download section of LibreOffice, > >> http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ , how do I find the options of > >> where to download it from. I'm missing something somewhere. > > What you don't know the secret handshake ;) > > > > On the download page, the green download button, click on the link, > > lower right hand, "Info". > > > > This will give you a page with, amongst other items, direct links to the > > mirrors, those in your region listed first. > > > > //drew > > > >> Thank you. > >> > >> Don > >> > >> On 04/13/2012 07:40 PM, drew jensen wrote: > >>> On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 19:10 -0400, drew jensen wrote: > >>>> On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 18:05 -0400, Darren Govoni wrote: > >>>>> That's it. But the rate from that site is like 62k per second for me. > >>>>> I'm near Washington, DC. This is the speed coming from the server. > >>>>> > >>>>> Are there mirrors I can choose from, closer to me or not throttled? > >>>>> I couldn't find any download mirrors. > >>>> WOW - me too- I'm in Maryland, the download usually takes is less the 5 > >>>> minutes, now reporting 57 minutes...something isn't right. > >>>> > >>>> Sent this to the website ML also - where folks might be able to help. > >>> Ok - it is a particular mirror which is being slow: > >>> http://ibiblio.org > >>> > >>> Pick any of the others in the US and the download speed goes right back > >>> to normal. > >>> > >>> //drew > >>> > >>>> //drew > >>>> > >>>>> On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 14:45 +0200, Andreas Säger wrote: > >>>>>> Am 13.04.2012 03:14, Darren Govoni wrote: > >>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>> I've been trying to download the latest LibreOffice. No luck. > >>>>>>> It gets about 5%. Its slow then gets "interrupted" and stops. The > >>>>>>> torrent does not work. It stays at 0%. Never seen this from a download > >>>>>>> site before. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Is there a mirror list? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I tested my connection speed. Its fast. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> thanks. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> Where do you try to download from? Should be > >>>>>> http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ and nothing else. The [Info] link > >>>>>> leads to alternative locations (torrents and mirrors). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >> -- > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > > ** > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
