Fetch Softworks

Auto-reconnect when connection lost. (4 posts)

• Started 20 years ago by arbolduc
• Latest reply 20 years ago from Jim Matthews

• arbolduc Member

  OS 9.1 – Fetch 4.0.1

  Does Fetch have an “auto-reconnect and finish download if connection is lost” feature?

  Every now and again, during large downloads, the connection is lost. We could be 70% through a 40MB download when the connection is lost – could be any number of reasons – but, because the connection was lost we need to restart the download from square one. Can’t get it to start from where it had left off before the connection was lost.

  angela

  Posted 20 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  To restart a failed download choose "Resume Download..." from the Remote menu.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  [This message has been edited by JimMatthews (edited 11-22-2002).]

  Posted 20 years ago #

• arbolduc Member

  Thanks Jim,

  The problem with "Resume Download" is that it requires user intervention (but they didn't even know the resume download was there so it does help). Our users will start a large download and leave the machine - since no one is there to resume the download if the connection is lost they come back later and the download is not complete.

  Can you tell me if Fetch plans on adding an "Auto-reconnect and resume download" option to their client?

  Thanks
  angela

  Originally posted by JimMatthews:

  To restart a failed download choose "Resume Download..." from the Remote menu.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  [This message has been edited by JimMatthews (edited 11-22-2002).]

  Posted 20 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  That's a good suggestion -- I'll put it on the list for a future version.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 20 years ago #