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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Yet another FTP-install question
Date: 7 Mar 1997 16:14:28 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5fnsh8$mh9@redstone.interpath.net>,
babbleon@mercury.interpath.net (Brian T. Schellenberger - Personal Account) writes:
> Also, the novice default of ending the install when the FTP fails is
> -really- dumb. It's quite predictable that FTPs will fail; it would
> be much better if it went back to the choose media screen so I don't
> need to re-specify the packages and so forth.
Interesting, when a download fails for me, I'm thrown back into the
install program and can select Commit again to continue where it left
off. I've only done NFS installs of late.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !