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Re: Trouble downloading Ghostscript 9.16

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Mark Carroll wrote:
> Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> writes:
> 
>> Unfortunately, when I try to download the
>> file:
>> http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/gs916w32.exe
>>
>> it aborts after only a few percent of the
>> file has been downloaded.  I have tried this
>> a dozen times now, with the same result.
> 
> Huh. It downloaded wholly on the first try for me:
...
> If it is still failing for you, the problem might be at your end;
...
> (I'm sure it must be mirrored elsewhere, I just don't know where
> either!)

I eventually found a copy at:
ftp://ftp.uibk.ac.at/pub/software/win32/gs916w32.exe

It downloads fine from this FTP host, so
there must be an incompatibility between my
client and the original HTTP host.  Welcome
to the wonderful world of computing.

-- 
Regards,
Martin Leese
E-mail: please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID
Web: http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/

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Trouble downloading Ghostscript 9.16 Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2015-05-16 22:40 -0600
  Re: Trouble downloading Ghostscript 9.16 Mark Carroll <mtbc@bcs.org> - 2015-05-17 07:37 +0100
    Re: Trouble downloading Ghostscript 9.16 Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2015-05-17 10:02 -0600
      Re: Trouble downloading Ghostscript 9.16 Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2015-05-17 18:27 +0200
        Re: Trouble downloading Ghostscript 9.16 Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2015-05-25 10:03 -0600

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