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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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   | Ariel Biener                                            |
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