Thread: BUG #3605: impossible loading

BUG #3605: impossible loading

From
"Christian PANEL"
Date:
The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      3605
Logged by:          Christian PANEL
Email address:      ch.panel@free.fr
PostgreSQL version: 8.2
Operating system:   Windows XP
Description:        impossible loading
Details:

I have tried many mirrors sites to download postgres but it is impossible
with a low-debit connection (56k) : all server shutdown connexion after 1
hour (about 10MO data).
How can I have and try Postgres?
Is it allow for only a part of poulation who have fast-debit connection ?

thanks for reply

Re: BUG #3605: impossible loading

From
Dave Page
Date:
Christian PANEL wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      3605
> Logged by:          Christian PANEL
> Email address:      ch.panel@free.fr
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2
> Operating system:   Windows XP
> Description:        impossible loading
> Details:
>
> I have tried many mirrors sites to download postgres but it is impossible
> with a low-debit connection (56k) : all server shutdown connexion after 1
> hour (about 10MO data).
> How can I have and try Postgres?
> Is it allow for only a part of poulation who have fast-debit connection ?

The mirrors (of which there are about 100, all offering ftp, some http)
are all run independently of us. I can't believe they're all dropping
the connection like that - are you sure it's not something at your end
or your ISP?

Have you tried ftp and http?

Regards, Dave

Re: BUG #3605: impossible loading

From
"Heikki Linnakangas"
Date:
Dave Page wrote:
> Christian PANEL wrote:
>> I have tried many mirrors sites to download postgres but it is impossible
>> with a low-debit connection (56k) : all server shutdown connexion after 1
>> hour (about 10MO data).
>> How can I have and try Postgres?
>> Is it allow for only a part of poulation who have fast-debit connection ?
>
> The mirrors (of which there are about 100, all offering ftp, some http)
> are all run independently of us. I can't believe they're all dropping
> the connection like that - are you sure it's not something at your end
> or your ISP?
>
> Have you tried ftp and http?

You could also try a download manager that can resume downloads.

--
  Heikki Linnakangas
  EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com

Re: BUG #3605: impossible loading

From
Dave Page
Date:
Christian PANEL wrote:
> I have tried 7 mirrors sites (2 france, others usa and deutchland) that
> totalize more than 7 hours of connection in several days and have enough.
> My ISP is Free. I have soon dowload big files (15Mo) with it but perhaps
> have they changed since that.
> I precise I have tried FTP and HTTP. But how can I know who is
> responsible but I think I'm not alone with this situation.

We have many thousands of downloads every month, but unfortunately
you're the first person who has reported this issue.

> I want you to know this Situation.
> For me the solution is to find someone who have fast-debit connection to
> try again a last time.

I think it was Heikki who suggested using a ftp program that can resume
broken downloads - one suggestion would be Filezilla
(http://filezilla-project.org). I haven't used it for a year or so, but
it certainly used to be very good. You can download straight from one of
the mirrors, eg: ftp://ftp3.fr.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql/

> Your response is a reason to see more over and that Postgree could be
> quite interessant (because there is someone in the back) and is not like
> many preytendly (free) freeware.

There is a large and friendly community behind PostgreSQL - we're happy
to help.

> I'm responsible of a free french GIS software and want to evaluate
> Postgree (possibly to integrate in it)

Ahh, in which case you'll probably also want to look at PostGIS -
http://www.postgis.org/

Regards, Dave