Re: downloading large programming tools
- From: steverush1@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 06:34:53 -0500
On 4 May 2005 03:43:24 -0700, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>I'm trying to download some large programming tools over dialup, and
>they're all in one big file. Unfortunately, I keep getting
>disconnected in the middle for some weird reason, and I have to start
>all over. Does anyone know of some software that will let me start off
>where the download left off instead of starting at the beginning?
What you need is known, generically, as a download manager.
A Web search or a look through the big archive sites like Simtel
will turn up one for your hardware and operating system. Just
be careful not to use one that's polluted with spyware. Any
free utility that's heavily advertised, especially in spam or
banner ads, is suspect. Whenever I go online with Windows, I
use Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy to vet any program I
download, and I use the ZoneAlarm firewall to warn me whenever a
new program wants net access. Note that the firewall included
with Windows XP does _not_ detect outgoing traffic, probably
because Microsoft doesn't want us to notice how often various
bits of Windows want to phone home. Mostly, I try to use Linux
for Internet work.
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