On Thu, 1 Aug 1996 20:55:53 GMT Michael D. Hensley said:
>On or about Wed, 31 Jul 1996 11:35:24 -0600, Larry Boyd
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>On 31 Jul 96 at 11:06, Michael Roche wrote:
>[Talking about the GNU tools]
>>> If so, are they readily available via ftp (or other means)?
>>These are available on the HP3000 shareware web site, provided by HP.
>>The address is:
>>http://jazz.external.hp.com/
>
>Uh huh.  The file is over 9MB (and I'm not using Paul Wang's defective
>calculator)... and the server is s-l-o-w.  Netscape's estimates of how
>long it would take to download via my 28.8 connection rose to 14 hours
>before I gave up.
 
Mark's latest "build" was in pieces (or planned to be?), but the problem
of downloading large binaries is a real one.  There is a known problem with
the OpenMarket server having a default connection timeout of 20 minutes and
your transfer can be aborted (though jazz was reconfigured for a longer
timeout).  There is also a similar timeout in Netscape (reported previously
by HP) but I haven't verified this personally.  I've seen exceptions where
Netscape doesn't timeout but it may have to deal with http vs ftp or in the
server header formats (some provide Content-length:, others don't).  Anyway..
 
If Mark doesn't mind I can provide straight FTP access on opus (http also
if you wish).  But if it is a strict bandwidth issue there's no easy answer.
I believe Mark will be providing the Gnu tools on the HPWorld swap tape.
 
Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>