[Coco] Re: ftp.maltedmedia

[David]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 11:07:30PM -0600, Roger Taylor wrote:
> At 09:29 AM 11/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >I didn't say that FTP is passe; I was just saying that it is becoming 
> >passe. Perhaps most download sites are FTP now, but don't expect that to 
> >be the case in a few years.
 
> FTP also transfers faster than HTTP.

I wanted to say the same thing but was afraid it was only in my head.
But I _do_ believe that it is a bit faster.

In addition to ftp, I like to pull out wget at times.  It has some handy
features, too.

> Try downloading a 2-meg or so file 
> using both connections if possible, using a slow dial-up connection, and 
> compare the two.

I know...  that's what I've got.  :-)