From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=cantata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18GKdG-0003lm-00 for ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:54:43 -0500 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (cantata.rednote.net [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) with ESMTP id gAPEseCZ007424 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:54:41 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) id gAPEsePF007422 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:54:40 -0500 Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:54:39 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: getting started Message-ID: <20021125145439.GA7376@rednote.net> References: <004f01c293f1$9e232520$a600a8c0@glenn> <20021124232318.GB902@rednote.net> <20021124233524.GA2267@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021124233524.GA2267@romuald.net.eu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Operating-System: Linux cantata 2.4.16 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Gregory Nowak writes: > > One thing to note here is that you don't want to download the isos via http, do it via ftp instead. > This is certainly good advice. It may not, however, be familiar to all users, and the point of this excercise is the installation of Linux, not the vagaries of transport protocol. The HOWTO advises: "Whether you use an ftp client, or whether you download them using the links provided here is unimportant. Because each of these files is very large it will take some time to download them, even over a fast network connection--so that achieving a successful download can seem like a major accomplishment on its own. You are very strongly advised, therefore, to use a download method which will resume from the place it was interrupted should your network connection be interrupted for any reason." Our HOWTO then continues to explain ftp, and even points people to a Windows ncftp client. But, I stand by our advice. The getting is more important than the how.