[wpkg-users] Using BITS to transfer files? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Rainer Meier]

Hi Troy,

On 18.01.2011 16:00, Troy Hamilton wrote:
> I wonder if one could avoid these disadvantages of BITS by using
> wget.exe (from gnuwin32 project) instead.  One could use the "-c" or
> "--continue" option to resume partially downloaded files and the
> "--limit-rate=RATE" option for throttling downloads.
>
>  From my quick test, it looks like it would require wget.exe as well as
> libeay32.dll, libintl3.dll, libiconv2.dll, and ssleay32.dll to be
> present on the workstation (but not registered), so all other packages
> would probably have to depend on a wget package which installed these
> files.

You might want to have a look at <http://bugzilla.wpkg.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195> 
as well as on the downloader script I've just checked in.

It also allows you to set wget parameters in DOWNLOADER_OPTIONS variable if you 
wish so.

I was using wget from here <http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/> instead. It's 
compiled using MS Visual C++ and does not require additional libraries.

br,
Rainer