Re: Problems downloading Knoppix
On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 10:32:54PM +1100, bob parker wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 09:39, Levi Waldron wrote:
> > On February 4, 2003 08:13 am, bob parker wrote:
> > > Well I just completed downloading Knoppix using my steam powered dial up
> > > connection.
> > >
> > > I started on 27 January.
> >
> > That's such a sad story, if you have a hard time fixing the download let me
> > know and I'll mail a KNOPPIX cd to you. -Levi
>
> Thanks for your offer Levi. I have a local Linux supplier but this time I
> thought I would experiment with downloading. I had been inpired to do this
> on some thread where I was discussing the virtues of Jigdo.
>
> I believe rightly or wrongly that rsync has the capability of sorting out
> which parts of a file are corrupt and then downloading only the necessary
> corrections.
That is indeed what rsync does. Now all you need is the address of an
rsyncable box with the (correct) image on it ... (sorry, I don't know
of one offhand).
--
Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:nnorman@incanus.net
A booming voice says, "Wrong, cretin!", and you notice that
you have turned into a pile of dust.
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