Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 12:13:42 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant <jbryant@argus.iadfw.net> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: net.errors getting ALPHA Message-ID: <199506081713.MAA01055@argus.iadfw.net>
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It was a really bad idea to remove the checksums from all of the dists...
We need them back in, as well as for the install process to verify ALL
checksums before committing to anything.
So far, I have had to get XF86-co.tgz on the order of 5 times. Four
times due to net.errors, and once due to a zmodem error. I personally
find zmodem a hell of a lot faster than FTP, and would really like to see
some minimal term prog with zmodem capabilities built-into the install
disk; I really think that this kind of install option would really open
up a wider distribution scope [BBS's, downloading from shell accts,
etc..]. The increase in bandwidth [zmodem -vs- ftp] would alone make it
worthwhile, after all, this is a jump from 80megs to 150megs between the
last snap and the alpha [no i'm not complaining, having X sources is a
good idea].
Also, you may want to think about splitting up the big files [XF86-*.tgz]
into smaller chunks like everything else. This would make a lot of
people having net.errors less frustrated when they do get a bad one...
Jim
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