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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [Bug] wget and files >2GB
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 14:24:52 +0100
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Hannu E K Nevalainen wrote:
> xxxxxx-owner AT cygwin DOT xxx wrote:
>> Naturally, I eventually fell back to this option, using Mozilla (which
>> downloaded the file, but told be that I was downloading
>> <negative-number>KB of <negative-number>KB at <negative-number>KB/s .
>> 
>> 
>> I will be following up on the lftp suggestion for now, and adding
>> examining the possibility of enhancing wget to my todo list.
>> 
>> Max.
> 
> 
> Just a "heads up"; how does "curl" manage wrt this?

The current cygwin-packaged curl died immediately.
(Which, I suppose, is better than stopping after 2GB)

Max.


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