Pls Tell me a mirror site for downloading FC3 iso imgs

[Thomas Cameron]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Heskett" <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
To: <fedora-list at redhat.com>; "Kumara" <kumara.jayaweera at damad.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: Pls Tell me a mirror site for downloading FC3 iso imgs


> On Wednesday 26 January 2005 23:31, Kumara wrote:
>>Hi List
>>I have failed more than 10 times downloading FC3 iso images. my
>> browser tells me "request time out" when it comes around 600MB's.
>> is there any method to increase this request time or do you know
>> any mirror site for downloading them. i'm using win XP for
>> downloading. please help me, I'm impatient to have FC3 in my box
>>TKX
>>Mohan
>
> First, using XP to download an iso almost 100% guarantees it will be
> defective.

Rubbish.  I don't know where you get that - I've downloaded literally 
hundreds of ISO images using Windows.  I can't recall a bad download that I 
didn't know was bad (i.e. "connection reset by peer" or something other 
obvious network failure).

> Your best bet is to order a cd set from someplace that
> does that for not much more than the cost of the cd's and postage.
> Or find a friend already running linux, and who has a burner to make
> them for you.

Just get one of the many download managers like GetRight if you have a flaky 
Internet connection.

> I swear, after all the ruckus that been raised about using windows to
> download something, that M$ would fix that.  But in 15 years they
> haven't.  Wouldn't want to be able to download a pirated program now
> you see.

That's just silly.  To think that Microsoft would be stupid enough to 
somehow build in an intentionally bad download mechanism to thwart the .001% 
of users who download "warez" is way out there in Conspiracy Theory zone.

> Just one more reason to get away, as far away as you can
> get, from anything M$ related.

There are countless reasons to stay away from Microsoft products.  This 
isn't one of them.  It's wild-eyed conspiracy theory silliness.

Thomas