Newsgroups : Borland : borland.public.delphi.internet.winsock : 2006 Jan : Re: Suggestions Please-> Downloading a file, then resuming
| Subject: | Re: Suggestions Please-> Downloading a file, then resuming |
| Posted by: | "Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" (no.spam@no.spam.com) |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:37:40 |
"Bryan" <bryanray67@hottmail.com> wrote in message
news:43c55725$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> The file will be located on a web server.
Then use HTTP. Do note, however, that HTTP v1.0 does not support download
resuming, so make sure that your server supports HTTP v1.1, and that
whichever HTTP component/library you decide to use supports v1.1 as well.
> I'm not sure if I should use FTP or HTTP to download....
> it seems that HTTP is faster.
Not necessarily. But if you go with FTP, you have to provide access to your
private FTP account on the server. With HTTP, you do not have to do that.
Gambit
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