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aria2c downloading same file from HTTP and FTP in parallel doesn't work

The aria2c manpage says: Download a file from HTTP and FTP servers at the same time $ aria2c "http://host1/file.zip" "ftp://host2/file.zip" But when I try this, it says "CN:...
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Downloading files from an HTTP that looks like a FTP

Thinking that I was dealing with a ftp site, I tried to login to e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/ using this Python simple script: import ftplib ftp = ftolib.FTP("e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov") ftp.login() I got this ...
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Accurately test upload / download on mobile devices?

I know this has been asked 1000 times, but I would still like to gather further clarification on the issue I face. I am trying to test the throughput on mobile devices (LTE, 3G, 2G). I am looking for ...
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Download first N bytes of a file in python

I've got a large file somewhere (FTP/HTTP). I want to Download first N bytes, Check its header which is embedded into the file (whether the version differs) Then decide whether to proceed with ...
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Calculate Percentage Downloaded and Time Remaining for in OTHER application

I want to do the following in Android. I want to find out the Percentage downloaded and time remaining for tasks being carried out in other applications in MY APK. For eg, the tasks could be Http ...
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Which protocol (FTP or HTTP) is better for download/upload small or large files?

I was looking at different websites where download options are available, and always find different way to download same file. Over FTP or HTTP. I was wondering which one is better and should ...
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Is there *ANY* way to download FTP files with Windows Phone 7 & .Net 4? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I implement support for ftp in WP7? Hi all, I'm trying to write a WP7 app to display Australian weather and to do this I need to directly download and process files on ...
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How to resume download in PYTHON, using urlretrieve function?

Can anyone tell me how to resume a download? I'm using urlretrieve function. If there is an interruption, the download restarts from the beginning. I want the program to read the size of localfile (...
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List all names of files in a Web directory (uploads) using protocol HTTP

I'm trying to list all files (. DOC and. PDF) contained in a specific Web directory. The problem is that I do not have access. I can only download with the full path of the file. Example: Directory ...
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Downloading a ftp link though a script that changes the address to http

I wrote a script in tcl to grab links out of the download portion of a huge document checking for http:// and ftp:// as links to download. All of the ftp:// links don't require password/username and ...
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Why would HTTP transfer via wget be faster than lftp/pget?

I'm building software that needs to do massive amounts of file transfer via both HTTP and FTP. Often times, I get faster HTTP download with a multi-connection download accelerator like axel or lftp ...
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Download manager in Java [closed]

I need to several some huge files (several gigs) from Java via FTP/HTTP. Is there a ready library (java / command line tool) to facilitate the download? Some obvious requirements are: Multi-...
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Large file download in background, initiated from the browser

Is there any reasonable method to allow users of a webapp to download large files? I'm looking for something other than the browser's built-in download dialog - the requirements are that the user ...
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Best way to let users download a file from my website: http or ftp

We have some files on our website that users of our software can download. Some of the files are in virtual folders on the website while others are on our ftp. The files on the ftp are generally ...
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