Re: Downloading files from Oracle Technet via FTP

jmsalvo wrote in message <7ld630$e10$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Is it just me, or are others having problems downloading files from
>ftp.oracle.com? I am attempting to download the apps available via OTN.
>I do get connected, and am able to download. But I can never do a
>complete download.

Same problems here. And not even downloading. A simple CD or PWD command that never completes and results in a timeout.

What you can do however is try and resume interrupted downloads. Now this is from memory - I suggest that you test it first before retrying.

To resume an interrupted download, DIR or LS the partial file you have and get the file size in bytes. Fire up FTP and connect. Now: --
RST <filesize>
GET file
--

I think it's a RST - or is that REST? Anyway, it tells the FTP server how many bytes you have received and how many bytes it should skip. Then just follow it with a GET.

This is not the right sequence according to the RFC's I think as you're suppose to do (I think) a PORT, RSET and then STOR. Whatever.. The thing is that the above sequence works fine in a normal FTP client.

regards,
Billy Received on Thu Jul 01 1999 - 02:27:40 CDT