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Date:      12 Jul 2000 11:52:46 +0200
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>
To:        Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net>
Cc:        Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: fetch(1) timeout
Message-ID:  <xzpvgyb65g1.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: Adam's message of "Wed, 12 Jul 2000 05:39:34 -0400 (EDT)"
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007120534530.427-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>

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Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> writes:
> What if something like your internet connection becomes intermittant
> and drops for 3 minutes (ISP screwed route, cable modem/dsl unit
> resets, janitor trips over ethernet) and you return with the same ip?  If
> you were 95% done downloading XFree86 at 2k/sec(bad net day?) and it timed
> out at 60 seconds that would be pretty dissapointing.  Maybe a printf
> warning at 60 seconds informing of a future impending drop? (or not)

That's what -r is for.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no


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