Beta Testers Needed (Simple Five Minute Test)

NovemberRain · 10-24-2005, 01:43 PM

I need a few of yous guys who have Firefox or a download manager such as GetRight to test the resumable download script on my server. I can't test it myself, as explained in the test instructions. All of the downloadable files are freeware as obtained from the original publishers - no spyware or funny business. Thanks in advance.

NovemberRain · 10-24-2005, 02:12 PM

Oh, just thought of something. You can post the results here if you don't want to give up your e-mail address.

laebedahs · 10-24-2005, 02:13 PM

Ok. I tried it with Firefox. I started the download of the Divx player (your site didn't send the total file size so there was no percentage indicator), paused it a second after, and tried resuming. No go. I stopped it and tried restarting it and it did not start again. Now I tried your website again and it's timing out.

NovemberRain · 10-24-2005, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by laebedahs

Ok. I tried it with Firefox. I started the download of the Divx player (your site didn't send the total file size so there was no percentage indicator), paused it a second after, and tried resuming. No go. I stopped it and tried restarting it and it did not start again. Now I tried your website again and it's timing out.

Okay. I just disabled page caching and added a Content-length header to the initial response.

BigV · 10-24-2005, 02:39 PM

I tried it too, but I don't have a "pause" and "resume" button. I have "Cancel" and "Retry". When I used those, I did receive a functional program. But I don't think it's a fair test of what you asked for. The download started over from the beginning.

NovemberRain · 10-24-2005, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

I tried it too, but I don't have a "pause" and "resume" button. I have "Cancel" and "Retry". When I used those, I did receive a functional program. But I don't think it's a fair test of what you asked for. The download started over from the beginning.

True. The script uses a completely different block of code for initial requests than for resume requests. I suspect there's a database error message being printed before the headers are sent but it's not being displayed because the client is expecting something other than text/html.

10-24-2005, 01:43 PM	#1
NovemberRain Don't Call Me Shirley Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 79	Beta Testers Needed (Simple Five Minute Test) I need a few of yous guys who have Firefox or a download manager such as GetRight to test the resumable download script on my server. I can't test it myself, as explained in the test instructions. All of the downloadable files are freeware as obtained from the original publishers - no spyware or funny business. Thanks in advance. __________________ "America is not a young land. She is very old. Before the white man, before the Indian, the evil was there, waiting." - William Burroughs, The Naked Lunch

10-24-2005, 02:12 PM	#2
NovemberRain Don't Call Me Shirley Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 79	Oh, just thought of something. You can post the results here if you don't want to give up your e-mail address. __________________ "America is not a young land. She is very old. Before the white man, before the Indian, the evil was there, waiting." - William Burroughs, The Naked Lunch

10-24-2005, 02:39 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I tried it too, but I don't have a "pause" and "resume" button. I have "Cancel" and "Retry". When I used those, I did receive a functional program. But I don't think it's a fair test of what you asked for. The download started over from the beginning. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-24-2005, 02:13 PM	#3
laebedahs Abecedarian Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 172	Ok. I tried it with Firefox. I started the download of the Divx player (your site didn't send the total file size so there was no percentage indicator), paused it a second after, and tried resuming. No go. I stopped it and tried restarting it and it did not start again. Now I tried your website again and it's timing out.

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