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

[Richard Klein]

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). Every 
> bittorrent client I've used also has this feature.

The server needs to support resume, but most servers do these days. 
Bittorrent is a different story; it doesn't use HTTP, and doesn't even 
download from a central server.

-- 
Rich