19 Mar
2007
19 Mar
'07
6:09 p.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
I've been trying to avoid this thread, but
I'm having a hard time
ignoring this.
I find the idea somewhat idiotic that someone puts up a web server,
or an *anonymous* ftp server, and then gets all bent out of shape when
people actually use it. I mean, sure, it's rude to just scrape the
hell out of someone's server all at once, but part of the
responsibility must lie with the people putting the material out there.
And still people whine when people slurp all the
bits that have been
made available to slurp?
I just let them slurp the *virus downloads* too.
My gripe is over a slow link your download dies after the first few hours.
If I want to wait a week downloading one file *1 I think the provider *needs*
to provide all of it even if I am dial up.
-Dave
*1 a linux CD rom image comes to mind here.