Downloader for X does, etc, but I need a console tool thats as reliable as wget/lftp.
"De Groote, Michael" wrote: > to discover if it could help, u could try using some tools that support > rollback (like e.g. getright.. i know it's a win tool, but u could give it a > try...; maybe there are some linux/unix tools that support rollback 2, but > they dont 'appear in my mind' right now... > > michael > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Justin Piszcz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 16:28 > > To: Glenn Maynard; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Satellite [NetGain 2000] [Corruption] > > > > > > Here are what the starband guys think it is. > > > > "It is an ongoing problem with StarBand. Some people suggest > > that the IPA > > proxy causes the problem, while others hold that the NettGain2000 > > compression is flawed. I tend to be in the latter group, but both are > > possibilities. > > You might try downloading the images when bypassing the IPA proxy." > > Brad Helm > > > > My question is: would a 5-10KB rollback fix this problem? > > > > Glenn Maynard wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 07:04:45PM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote: > > > > I have tried with over 100s of ftp servers around the world. > > > > The character is a different value. > > > > > > Er. If both lftp and wget are producing the same problem, on many > > > servers, nothing seems to suggest it's lftp's or wget's fault. > > > > > > >This is because the connection between my satellite link, > > and my ISP > > > >gets severed, therefore causing FTP to resume. Regular connection > > > >breaks are normal on a satellite connection, they may only > > last 1ms or > > > >less, however, they cause the FTP to resume, thus causing > > corruption. > > > > > > This would be an OS bug. Temporary disconnections should > > not cause TCP > > > connections to fail. TCP is designed to withstand > > connection interruptions. > > > (Back when I was on a static IP over a modem PPP > > connection, I was actually > > > able to maintain connetions through a hangup and > > reconnect.) This is a > > > fundamental feature of TCP. Win2K (at least) has a bug > > which closes all TCP > > > connections the instant a physical link is lost, but I've > > never seen this in > > > a Unix. > > > > > > That aside, corruption still shouldn't happen, but I don't > > know what would > > > cause it. I'd suggest it's something in your system or > > connection, since > > > it happens with multiple programs and servers. > > > > > > -- > > > Glenn Maynard > >
