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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Download manager
From:       Shane Wright <me () shanewright ! co ! uk>
Date:       2002-05-05 22:04:02
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Hi

> How many practical situations are there in which you need a download
> manager? I've never run across needing a program to "manage" my downloads,
> as if I have hundreds that I need to download. Even for one large file,
> Konqueror can still do resuming and what not.

There are quite a few where having [a good] one can be invaluable..

- - 56k modem users wanting to download anything more than a few megs 
(especially with ISPs what force a disconnect every few hours).

- - and for hose with fast connections, many download managers can download 
different bits of the same file from different servers at the same time.
 
- - people who don't want to leave their computer on or connected all the time 
(an ease of use thing- nice to have the downloads automatically carry on in 
the background on login)

- - where a whole bunch of files want to be downloaded all together - the 
manager can parse web pages, scrape the links and bung them all in a queue (I 
know wget does this already, but having a graphical tool with the above 
features as well would be nice).

- -- 
Shane
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