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Re: downloading speed
On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, shahar shocron wrote:
> here is a tough one for you
>
> when using ftp in netscape 4.0 I get speeds of about 0.3 - 0.4 mb per
> sec
> but if I stop the session and try to redownload the same file I get a
> speed of
> 3.1 -3.2 mb per second but it will stop downloading at the point where I
>
> stoped the last download session.
>
> the remote server runs on win nt
>
> questions:
>
> 1. what is the reason for that ?
Obvious. After you have stopped it, and you are regetting, you're getting
the part you already for the cache.
> 2. how can I cheat my server so it will download the entire file ?
You can't "cheat" it, since it can't.
> 3. as if it is redownloading thus achiving the higher speed ?
Read above.
>
> btw if anyone has a permanent connetion at a high speed
> and could use the prerelease of winNT5.0 or memphis
> latest release from last week ver 1601
> I would be happy to get some help.
> also if you want to distribute the downloading task between
> a group of users It could be helpfull to.
No thank you, I wouldn't waste my bandwidth on it.
--Ariel
>
>
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