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Subject: RE: NO huge packages, please!
From: Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
To: Randall R Schulz <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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Date: 08 Nov 2002 18:19:14 +1100
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On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 05:25, Randall R Schulz wrote:


> While it's true that Setup does have a retry facility if something goes=20
> wrong during download, it's manual: if a failure occurs during package=20
> download, then when everything is done you get an alert stating that ther=
e=20
> was a problem and asking if you want to retry. Then you're taken back to=20
> the page of the wizard that downloads the package list and you pretty muc=
h=20
> have to start over.
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> Far from ideal, really.

So offer a patch already. The use of multiple mirrors should really
reduce the need for this though.
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Rob
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