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Subject: Re: [9fans] Direct download of plan9.gz?
Date: Mon,  9 Oct 2000 10:36:16 +0100
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i believe the following will work (because i've done something similar in the past).

agree the licence; bookmark the URL for the resulting download page;
continue to download all you need from saved URL,
using something that supports HTTP/1.1 byte-ranges,
whether automated or not,
until done.

if the download URL didn't have a reasonable lifetime it would be an obstruction,
but as it is, it should last for a good few days.


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From: Jakub Jermar <jj@comberg.cz>
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Subject: [9fans] Direct download of plan9.gz?
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I believe that many people would appreciate if it were ever possible to
download the distribution image directly (from some non-restricted FTP or
web area). It would be nice to be able to download it with an automated
downloading tool while being (for instance) asleep.

I consider the procedure of agreeing with the licence terms merely a
cosmetic step (and a big obstruction). Without it, the life would be so
nice...

Regards,
Jakub Jermar

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