DoctorBill wrote: >I have been using the "Regular" downloader >that comes with SeaMonkey 1.1 when I download >(I am on dial-up). > Gecko's "Download Manager" *is* quite pathetic; a glaring deficiency in the package. A "Download Manager that won't resume a broken download shouldn't even be able to call itself by that term.
>Some time ago, I obtained WinGet 1.9 (Indentix.Inc) and use it periodically. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_manager >[...] >WinGet apparently opens several "ports?" or "Lines?" to the source >and downloads via more than one route simultaneously >and thus faster..or so they say. > Indeed. This ASSuMEs that the bottleneck is at THAT end. >My question is - is what they say true? > http://google.com/search?q=cache:NJqs_aqVKfsJ:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_downloading+gnugnu+gnu+cannot.magically.solve#Limitations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_downloading#Limitations >I thought that the speed limit for me downloading >is the phone line's kbps and not the "dump speed" from the source. > You got it in one. See "cannot magically solve" in the article. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
