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Date: | Mon, 29 Apr 2002 07:32:30 -0400 |
From: | Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com> |
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To: | Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au> |
CC: | cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com, cygwn AT cygwin DOT com |
Subject: | Re: 'redownload' aka download again and cygwin setup |
References: | <00ad01c1ef6f$2066a250$0200a8c0 AT lifelesswks> |
I've used the redownload feature to reget a corrupted downloaded file. Not often, but it's worth saving the functionality. Earnie. Robert Collins wrote: > > Ok. Time for a straw poll. > > Please write back (to me or the list, your choice) whether you use the > DELIBERATE 'download again' functionality of setup.exe or not. > And if so, how often and for what purpose. > > This is to determine if certain functionality that -in essence- causes > the 'accidental' redownloading of files in 'download only' mode. > > Both positive and negative answers are useful, but in the absence of any > significant number of answers, I will assume that no-one uses the > functionality. > > Unless there is a real user need for it, the functionality will be > removed in the next setup.exe release. > > Rob
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