Re: Http Method

[Brian White <bcwhite@verisim.com>]

> 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 :>

Right on!

                                          Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@verisim.com )

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