Downloading AMVs...

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 1:41 pm

I use mine sparingly. The last time I used mine was to download the Earth and Beyond five day 1gig demo...

FurryCurry · Post by **FurryCurry** » Mon Mar 17, 2003 2:43 pm

As an alternative I know of at least two FTP programs that can catch and download from http URLs. Bulletproof FTP ($) and Leech FTP (freeware).

Properly set up, they don't open up multiple streams, but will resume a download that times out.

Important note about Leech: you must set the number of threads to 1, or it will try to download multiple queued files concurrently.

The only drawback is that they sometimes have trouble with really complex URLs or server setups, in which case I just download with IE.

If that fails, I pull out my final weapon, ReGet Junior ($), which integrates with IE pretty well, and has almost never failed me. It doesn't seem to open multiple connections, but it does appear to segment downloads, so I avoid using it as much as possible.

Beyond LeechFTP, I don't actually know of any download managers/resumers that are both free of cost AND spyware.

Dugan · Post by **Dugan** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 2:56 pm

For FTP sites, I use any FTP client that can resume downloads. My preferences are Filezilla in Windows, and lftp and gftp in Linux.

filezilla: http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
lftp: http://lftp.yar.ru/
gftp: http://www.gftp.org/

I used to use Netvampire 3.3 (http://www.netvampire.com/) but it was crash-city after I switched to WinXP. I now use the Windows version of wget (http://wget.sunsite.dk/).

Wget doesn't work on a-m-v.org direct links. However, it's available for (and scriptable on) both Linux and Windows, and it's great for everything else.

There are also good HTTP download managers for Linux.

Prozilla: http://prozilla.genesys.ro/
Downloader for X: http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/

V3n0m · Post by **V3n0m** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:57 am

downloadmanager...

*scratches head*

*lightning strikes branch over yonder*

I DISCOVERED FIRE!!!

V3n0m · Post by **V3n0m** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:58 am

earthcurrent wrote:I don't use one since I have a nice stable cable modem connection and my download speeds and patience are regularly pretty high.

ditto... exept for DSL i wish i had my old cable

The Wired Knight · Post by **The Wired Knight** » Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:53 pm

I either use Demon Download or nothing. Demon Download is nice because I can pause my sessions and schedual downloads with a begin time on whatever day.

SnhKnives · Post by **SnhKnives** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:10 am

Download Accelerator Plus.... good program