Re: ftping StarOffice in small doses

[Peter Bartosch <lead@gmx.de>]

Hi!

}-> Hi all,
}-> 	I want to download StarOffice but with it being 70Mb I don't fancy having an
}-> open line for seven hours plus. Does anyone know of an ftp program that can download
}-> in chunks at a time and doesn't mind frequent interruptions. I think in the past someone 
}-> mentioned 'cftp' but I can't find any information on that.
}-> 	Does anyone know if StarOffice 5 is libc5 or libc6. Libc6 would be better from 
}-> my point of view, if it's not can anyone recommend an alternative.
}-> 
}-> Thanks

use ncftp it has the "-C" switch for continous getting

SO5 is libc6 -- it ships it's own libc-version with, but don't use it --
download the newest version of libc from "unstable" (slink)

btw: you don't need to upgrade completely!


until next mail ;)

Peter
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