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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:45:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Diogo Franco <brkamikaze AT yahoo DOT com DOT br>
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Subject: Re: Issue with Cygwin Setup on slow and unstable connection
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Diogo Franco wrote:

> There's a problem with the Cygwin Web Setup program
> that's not really a technical problem.
>
> There's a problem with the my connection that it drop
> with no reason after a little while (the my record
> today was 1 hour and 15 minutes connected).
>
> Is there a way to download the cygwin packages with a
> download manager and then use a local folder as a
> "mirror"?
>
> Or to improve the setup to be able to continue
> downloads after a connection drop, or pause the download?

Check out "clean_setup.pl" (Google for it).  It may help solve your
problems.

To answer your question: yes, it's possible to download packages
separately, and then install them using setup.  Just select the "Install
from Local Directory" option.
	Igor
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