GCC

[Erik Mouw]

On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 22:51:05 +0200, Martin v. Loewis wrote:
>> I have been trying to download the GCC but my browser hangs on the ftp link.
>> I have also tried to connect to the gnu and other mirror ftp sites using my
>> ftp software but it gives a "connect timeout".  Could you possibly email me
>> the GCC. I am primarily interested in the Java compiler for win95/98.
> 
> Instead of the Web browser, you can try wether the command line ftp
> client is any better, or try to get a good ftp client (like
> wsftp). With ftp, you can restart transmission if the connection times
> out.

Another good tool that supports continue mode over http as well as ftp
links is GNU wget ( ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/ ).

> I personally cannot send you binaries - they'd have to go twice over
> my phone line, and I cannot afford that.

Mailing large binaries on unreliable links doesn't make sense anyway. The
SMTP protocol doesn't have a continue mode, so it will try for a couple of
days before it will bounce the message back to the sender.


Erik

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