I recommend Sun Download manager. This is the download page. http://www.sun.com/download/sdm/download.xml It has saved me many times from having to restart a http download. Jerry Kemp 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? > > What software would be best to accomplish this for HTTP downloads?