not-yet-a-newbie : DL (ftp?) iso image help question

[John Brooks]

don't know who "Anon" is, but you might try "anonymous"

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John Brooks
john at day-light.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of nbco
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 6:04 PM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org; datora tehnika
> Subject: Re: not-yet-a-newbie : DL (ftp?) iso image help question
>
>
> On Wednesday 06 July 2005 22:48, datora tehnika wrote:
> > Hi folks --
> <snip>
>
> > So, I'm trying to DL the ISO images & have been having a very
> > frustrating past three days.  Very minor fluctuations in the local
> > connection (including power blips) keep wrecking the ISO image DL via
> > web browser.  I'd like very much to use ftp (unless there is
> > something better?), but have been unable to connect.  Am using
> > winsock ftp 95, but all attempts at connection are being refused (at
> > main
> > ftp.freebsd.org site & various european ftp mirrors).
> >
> > What I see as my need:  how do I connect ?  Anon keeps being
> > rejected, I have not been able to locate ftp instructions at
> > freebsd.org website; only web browser links.  The ftp links (e.g.
> > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org etc etc) don't work in WSFTP_95.  It is
> > recommended that I use FTP software w/ resume function, but no such
> > instructions haave I seen.
>
> Hello there,
> To download the iso image, maybe try using filezilla,  a very easy ftp
> doze client. It has reasonable resume functions:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558
>
> Or maybe get a torrent client such as Shareaza, and get the iso via P2P:
> http://www.shareaza.com/
>
> In terms of documentation, the handbook is the best place to start:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO88http://www.freebsd.org/doc/e
n_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/59-1/books/handbook/


All the best
nbco

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