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Re: net-fetch (was Re: Uploaded boot-floppies 2.2.4 (source all) to master)



Op woensdag 05 januari 2000 rond 20:32 +0100 schreef Nils:
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Marcel Harkema wrote:
> 
> >   Net-fetch hasn't been tested in practice, so I am quite curious whether it
> >   works or not.
> 
> I tried netfetch today. I didn't know it was new. It's cool enough, it
> would be cooler if I didn't have to install all the driver disks...
> 
> Anyway, there's a problem with it. I tried roughly 12-15 times to dl the
> base2_2.tgz file. Every time, the download was interrupted at some point
> between 6 and 9 MB. I thought there was a server problem, but I then
> downloaded the file on another computer with Netscape, and put it on a
> webserver which is local in our network. Installation from that location
> worked without a problem.
> 
> It was rather frustrating, really.

  Yes, I really should improve the http fetcher.  I hope snarf support
  arrives soon.

  Groetjes,

           Marcel

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