[X-SW] Resuming of HTTP Downloads after a failure

Philip J Robar philip.robar at gmail.com
Wed Feb 28 12:50:16 PST 2007


On Feb 28, 2007, at 12:20 PM, Robert Ameeti wrote:

> At 12:10 PM -0800, 2/28/07, Philip J Robar wrote:
>
>> On Feb 28, 2007, at 9:54 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote:
>>
>>> When a download fails, some software can resume the download where  
>>> it left off thus effecting a quicker download for problematically  
>>> large files.
>>>
>>> Is this a function of the browser or does it require assistance  
>>> from the server?
>>
>> It's built into Safari and Firefox (and presumably Opera).
>
> Neither Safari nor Opera are continuing on incomplete downloads for  
> me. Perhaps it requires a compatible component on the server.

I just stopped and restarted downloads in both browsers using the  
controls in their download windows. What do you mean by "incomplete"?

Phil



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