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Hi again, I just forwarded this comment to the ADI webmaster (this can be done on their homepage): "Hi, a little comment: we are customers of the VisualDSP package. There are frequent updates of this on the web page (very good idea). However, these are usually quite large files (up to 50MB). I found it very good practice to split these files up (into, say, 2MB packages). This has two advantages: 1. If there was a transmission error (this happens about 2-10% of the downloaded stuff), one must just download the erroneous file, instead of the whole thing again. 2. If there is a bottleneck somewhere, one can download several packages simoultaneously - speeds up the downloading process. The ZIP programs all support zipping to several files, this should pose no problem." If you agree with me, maybe you could also mention something to that extent to their webmaster - if there are several complaints, they might consider it seriously. Good hacking, Andor |
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Download Filesize from analog.com
Started by ●May 17, 2000
Reply by ●May 17, 20002000-05-17
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Get a download manager called 'GetRight'. If a download drops out,
it will hook up again and continue, even across sessions. Andor Bariska wrote: > > Hi again, > > I just forwarded this comment to the ADI webmaster (this can be done on > their homepage): > > "Hi, a little comment: we are customers of the VisualDSP package. There > are frequent updates of this on the web page (very good idea). However, > these are usually quite large files (up to 50MB). I found it very good > practice to split these files up (into, say, 2MB packages). This has two > advantages: > 1. If there was a transmission error (this happens about 2-10% of the > downloaded stuff), one must just download the erroneous file, instead of > the whole thing again. > 2. If there is a bottleneck somewhere, one can download several packages > simoultaneously - speeds up the downloading process. > > The ZIP programs all support zipping to several files, this should pose > no problem." > > If you agree with me, maybe you could also mention something to that > extent to their webmaster - if there are several complaints, they might > consider it seriously. > > Good hacking, > Andor > @Backup- Protect and Access your data any time, any where on the net. > Try @Backup FREE and recieve 300 points from mypoints.com Install now: > http://click.egroups.com/1/2345/6/_/8508/_/958563730/ > To Join: Send an email to > > To Post: Send an email to > > To Leave: Send an email to > > Archives: http://www.egroups.com/group/adsp > > Other Groups: http://www.dsprelated.com -- ******************************************* * Russell Shaw, B.Eng, M.Eng(Research) * * Electronics Consultant * * email: * * Australia * ******************************************* |
Reply by ●May 17, 20002000-05-17
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On Wed, 17 May 2000 12:14:24 +0200, Andor Bariska wrote: > 1. If there was a transmission error (this happens about 2-10% of the > downloaded stuff), one must just download the erroneous file, instead of > the whole thing again. The files are FTP'able, and FTP supports downloading starting in the middle of a file, so you just need an FTP client that can do that. The latest Netscape for Windows (4.73) has Smart Download, and also fixes an important security bug. Most standalone FTP programs support resuming an interrupted download, although you may need the registered version to get that feature. > 2. If there is a bottleneck somewhere, one can download several packages > simoultaneously - speeds up the downloading process. I disagree. If there's a bottleneck, you won't get better performance with more streams, and you'll create more overhead on client and server for the additional connections. Better to use a smart downloader that can queue several files at once. Another good one is WS_FTP from Ipswitch (http://www.ipswitch.com). A registered copy is only $40. Kenneth Porter Kensington Laboratories, Inc. mailto: http://www.kensingtonlabs.com |
