curl-users
Re: download file size issue
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:53:52 +0000 (UTC)
Daniel Stenberg <daniel-curl <at> haxx.se> writes:
>
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004, Pete Masiel wrote:
>
> > When I tried the below script to retrieve the desired file and it only
> > transfered 1k of the file.
> >
> > curl -O -u user:password https://secure.site.gov/data/download10MB.XLS
>
> Does it _really_ download "1k of the file" ? Doesn't it simply store a server
> message telling you why you couldn't get the file?
>
> What headers did the server respond with when you ask for the 10MB file?
>
Daniel,
I didn't think to look at the 1K file. However, it has been working just fine
for the last two or three days. Thanks for your help, and next time it
happens, I'll remember to look in the file and the headers.
Pete
Received on 2004-07-19