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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 17:36:02 +0200
From: "Gerrit P. Haase" <freeweb AT nyckelpiga DOT de>
Reply-To: "Gerrit P. Haase" <freeweb AT nyckelpiga DOT de>
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To: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
CC: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: 'redownload' aka download again and setup.exe
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Robert schrieb:

> Ok. Time for a straw poll.

> Please write back (to me or the list, your choice) whether you use the
> DELIBERATE 'download again' functionality of setup.exe or not.
> And if so, how often and for what purpose.

I use it ONE time in 18 month.  So, remove it if it helps.

> This is to determine if certain functionality that -in essence- causes
> the 'accidental' redownloading of files in 'download only' mode.

> Both positive and negative answers are useful, but in the absence of any
> significant number of answers, I will assume that no-one uses the
> functionality.

> Unless there is a real user need for it, the functionality will be
> removed in the next setup.exe release.


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