Http Method

[Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>]

Okay, I just finished coding the http method for deity. It is a separate
C++ program implemented as described in the files.sgml document (new new
version)

So far HTTP/1.1 is much faster and more reliable than ftp is, I
really like it :> Hopefully http accessable mirrors will become common..
The only http mirror's I know of (llug and kernel.org) do not run a
http/1.1 complient server :<

The method takes full advantage of the http/1.1 features like the
range and if-range headers (resume) and pipelining. On a good server it
will be able to download all of the requested files in a single connection
without pausing :>

Thanks,
Jason