Re: [Pan-users] feature request:'sticky' flags

[drwhat]

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On Friday 07 March 2003 01:23 pm, Duncan wrote:
> On Thu 06 Mar 2003 03:48, drwhat posted as excerpted below:
> [Duncan scribed]
>
> > > and simply flagging them
> > > doesn't do it, but if you start the d/l and then quit PAN, newer
> > > versions save the task list and will ask if you want to resume it when
> > > you start PAN again, so a d/l already in progress should be resumable.
> >
> > I do use that method, but..if I am disconnected from my isp, which
> > happens alot... lousy isp, and ancient phonelines, pan continues to try
> > to dl the flagged files, since there is no connection, it times out, and
> > goes to the next msg/file, unflagging the previously flagged file. I then
> > have to go back thru the msg lists and re-flag the msgs/files for
> > download.
>
> So what we need is that PAN quits unflagging stuff for timeouts when the
> connection simply dies.

yepp.. that would work :)

> Luckily, I don't have that problem much, on cable modem, w/ three servers
> accessable @ 1.5Mbps each, and a 3Mbps d/l pipe.

hmmm cant get dsl, er..I can get dsl, IDSL(144K/144k) for 120$us/mnt from isp, 
and another 120$us/mnt from telco. no cable...cable company says I am 500 
feet short of the main drop line(whatever), and sattelite modem would 
initially cost me $700us to install :/

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