Date: 12 Jul 2000 11:54:41 +0200 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> To: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> Cc: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fetch(1) timeout Message-ID: <xzpr98z65cu.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav's message of "12 Jul 2000 11:52:46 %2B0200" References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007120534530.427-100000@turtle.looksharp.net> <xzpvgyb65g1.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> writes: > Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> writes: > > What if something like your internet connection becomes intermittant > > and drops for 3 minutes (ISP screwed route, cable modem/dsl unit > > resets, janitor trips over ethernet) and you return with the same ip? If > > you were 95% done downloading XFree86 at 2k/sec(bad net day?) and it timed > > out at 60 seconds that would be pretty dissapointing. Maybe a printf > > warning at 60 seconds informing of a future impending drop? (or not) > That's what -r is for. And BTW, if you're offline for three minutes, the sending side will already have timed out before you reconnect. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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