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After a download is interupted, can ftp (or xdir)
be used to resume, rather than restart, the download.

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On 5 Mar 1999 17:39:14 GMT, Jon LaBadie vouchsafed:

Quote:>After a download is interupted, can ftp (or xdir)
>be used to resume, rather than restart, the download.

Some versions of ftp support the "reget" command to continue a get from
where it left off.  

The syntax is the same as for "get"

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ncftp claims to be able to restart downloads. (I haven't tried it.)
http://www.ncftp.com/

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:On 5 Mar 1999 17:39:14 GMT, Jon LaBadie vouchsafed:
:
:>After a download is interupted, can ftp (or xdir)
:>be used to resume, rather than restart, the download.
:
:Some versions of ftp support the "reget" command to continue a get from
:where it left off.  
:
:The syntax is the same as for "get"

Note that for this to work, the server needs to understand the
RESTart command -- it's not just client side functionality.  

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