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From: jimo@eskimo.com (Jim Osborn)
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Subject: Re: CKermit 6.1beta rpm?
Date: 19 Oct 1998 21:06:25 GMT
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Jeffrey Altman <jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
>Jim Osborn <jimo@eskimo.com> wrote:
>: The DNS is fine. The problem is the fact that going through a web
>: browser interface forces repeated connections, and with variable
>: network loads, you may or may not reconnect within the timeout
>: period. A solution is to simply keep hammering on the ftp link,
>: and hopefully, eventually, the network will clear and allow download
>: of that package.
>
>I am very confused. Why does a browser interface require repeated
>connections for an ftp transfer?
I'm no expert, but I understand that every time you "click on a
link" in a web-based environment, you make a NEW connection to that
link's server (unless that link it to simple text on the very same
page you're currently looking at, in which case you've already cached
that page in your browser and disconnected from its server), which
then passes some information to your browser, ending the connection
and allowing the server to deal with the next connection. It's great
for exploring uncharted territory, but requires lots of re-connections.
>: A friendlier solution, in my opinion, is to allow straight ftp access,
>: so the whole job can be done with one simple connection process.
>
>The link is of the form ftp://ftp.kermit-project.org/kermit/bin/file>.
>If you want to use a command line ftp instead of a browser simply
>ftp to the specified host, cd to the appropriate directory, set the
>transfer type to binary, and get the file.
Oops, Mea Culpa! Somehow on my earlier attempt, I overlooked the "test"
tree on the ftp site (kept trying to find things in the c-kermit and
linux paths). I just grabbed all 1.7M of the 193.src.rpm package.
Thanks for the info,
jimo@eskimo.com