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

[Robert Ameeti]

At 12:50 PM -0800, 2/28/07, Philip J Robar wrote:

>On Feb 28, 2007, at 12:20 PM, Robert Ameeti wrote:
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>>At 12:10 PM -0800, 2/28/07, Philip J Robar wrote:
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>>>On Feb 28, 2007, at 9:54 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote:
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>>>>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"?

When a server is overloaded, a download will often fail midstream. I 
am thinking that some of these incomplete downloads can be resumed 
where they stopped.
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Robert Ameeti

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