Re: UKHA2003 Video - DVD version - downloadable ?

["Dean Smith" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Jake

I suspect your calculations might not have taken bits/bytes into account.

1.3 Gigabytes should take 14 hours at 256 kilobits/sec even ignoring
protocol overheads. ?

Regards

Dean

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Liddell" <Jake.Liddell@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 1:05 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] UKHA2003 Video - DVD version - downloadable ?


> Sorry - come to this thread a few days late.  Is this upload speed
still
> the issue stopping this happening?  At 256k upload speed (standard for
> most 512k broadband connections) 1.3gb should take under an hour and a
> half.  So I'm happy to set it running one evening, and see if it's
> finished by the morning.
>
> If you'd like me to give it a go, can anyone who's got the CDs provide
> me with a copy of the files to upload?  (e-mail me off-list for my
home
> address)
> Calum, if I get hold of the files, I'll e-mail you offlist to get the
> ftp details?
>
> With regards to splitting the files, is this really necessary?  If
> you've got broadband, it's an easy download in one chunk (install a
> download manager if your connection doesn't usually stay up for 45
> mins).  For the 56k lot, it will take forever anyway, so probably best
> to get a copy from one of the people who've volunteered to produce the
> CDs? (or install a download manager if you really want to try!)
>
> Rgds,
> Jake.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Calum Morrell [mailto:calum@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:27
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] UKHA2003 Video - DVD version - downloadable ?
>
>
> Paul wrote:
> > Gareth,
> >
> >
> >
> > There are two ways of getting it - DVD Video disc from Doogie,
Don or
> > Ben (as per previous posts) or d/l from a yet-to-be uploaded
on-line
> > source. The d/l was the subject of recent discussion but I don't
know
> > who's going to do it - the file is around 1.3Gb !
> >
> > Paul.
>
> 1.3gb is nothing nowadays. I think someone suggested splitting the
file
> into several smaller chunks to help people on the slower connections
> tho.
>
> My server is sitting there ready and waiting, all I need is for
someone
> to jump up and tell me they can upload the files and I'll setup an ftp
> account for them to do so.
>
> If you're going to uplpoad to me and people think it's a good idea to
> split the files .. please do so FIRST as my server connection is fast
> but my home connection isn't!!
>
> Email me directly if you're able to split and upload. You'll get
through
>
> without any problems as I don't use RBLs.
>
> --
> Calum Morrell
> www.drochaid.org
>
>
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