[Fwd: Unable to download files]

[eclark at hoser.com]

- Eric

On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Alain Toussaint wrote:

> > That is unbelievable . . .
> > 
> > Can't spell, can't give a valid url, maybe can't earn a living.
> > 
> > I wasn't able to complete a download from their site
> > either. Kept dropping the transfer. The really sad part
> > is that they may have gotten some info from us.
> 
> guy,don't count on getting that file,the mime type is set to
> text/html,tried with NS on linux (with the firewall set so webserver
> give me the best connection),wget (i think i might have trigger some
> check as wget hammered their server as fast as possible) and even nmap
> (port scanning,i'm awaiting a letter from their lawyer as well as
> possibly getting my internet connection closed).
> 

duh, you really dont need to worry about hammering on geocities or tripod.

I had absolutely no problems getting the file with lynx in linux, or with
IE4 on a seperate connection.

-Eric