Hi Ken,
You wrote:
> Getting a large download on a slow connection is the norm ever since downloads became available. Hence download managers. I see several are available both for windows and for linux.
I haven't even tried to get an iso download on my
slowest method (dialup, mostly just for email) LOL.
Getting a download manager is on my list of things
to look into.
> Most websites have long ago abandoned the dialup user. May not be right but it is so.
Yes, I originally thought it was the server at the site
that was to blame. I can see why an advertiser might
feel a time limit on downloads would make sense as
anyone who has no modern way to access the net is
likely to be some "cheap b-----d" who isn't going
to be much of a customer. I realize there are some
localities that don't offer anything better than the
old POTS dialup but statistically that's only a small
part of the prospective customer base. FWIW, my ISP
says they still have about 5000 dialup customers.
However, I see the same thing on sites that are not
commercial so I have come to think the "unplugging"
may be happening at some other level. Doing that
without even an explanatory message, however, is
pretty sneaky. The similar pattern, unplugging
after a time interval, in handling downloads that
need a "long" time is noted.
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Regards,
Gene Falck
gfalck@merr.com
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