Problems downloading first thing on the Zone list

MethodGit · 17 December 2002, 19:29

I've noticed today that whenever you try to D/L the first thing listed on the Zone, you get a "Service Temporarily Unavailable" error. All other items listed below it D/L successfully as normal.

Is there now a delay between the archive/item being added to the list and access to the file becoming active?

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this themselves, but in the end it's not a majorly important thing to worry over anyway, I can simply wait till something newer displaces the file from the top.

But I still felt I had to point this out just in case anyone else was thinking of reporting it, and saving their breaths (or rather typing time

) for them.

CodyJarrett · 17 December 2002, 19:33

I think that with the HOL online, there is some strain on abime.net and therefore the Zone has less resources available...

Twistin'Ghost · 17 December 2002, 21:49

I've seen that error message, but not only on the first item listed. And it only happened when I had multiple items downloading. After getting the message, I let the downloads already going finish and the same file that I got an error on downloaded fine for me.

RCK · 18 December 2002, 20:35

some anti-leech and ressource limiter have been setup to the zone.

- just use right-click + "save as" function there.
- max 1 simultaneous download.
- download managers can fails sometimes.
- wait a few seconds before downloading.

mtb · 19 December 2002, 12:17

With netscape 4.77 from university ( running linux ) it always fails. Not a great problem, at home it works.

EDIT: now it works ( it was not an eab server problem, the problem was here. )

17 December 2002, 19:29	#1
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Problems downloading first thing on the Zone list I've noticed today that whenever you try to D/L the first thing listed on the Zone, you get a "Service Temporarily Unavailable" error. All other items listed below it D/L successfully as normal. Is there now a delay between the archive/item being added to the list and access to the file becoming active? I don't know if anyone else has noticed this themselves, but in the end it's not a majorly important thing to worry over anyway, I can simply wait till something newer displaces the file from the top. But I still felt I had to point this out just in case anyone else was thinking of reporting it, and saving their breaths (or rather typing time ) for them.

19 December 2002, 12:17	#5
mtb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Italy Age: 40 Posts: 466	With netscape 4.77 from university ( running linux ) it always fails. Not a great problem, at home it works. EDIT: now it works ( it was not an eab server problem, the problem was here. ) Last edited by mtb; 19 December 2002 at 12:30.

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17 December 2002, 19:33	#2
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	I think that with the HOL online, there is some strain on abime.net and therefore the Zone has less resources available...

17 December 2002, 21:49	#3
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	I've seen that error message, but not only on the first item listed. And it only happened when I had multiple items downloading. After getting the message, I let the downloads already going finish and the same file that I got an error on downloaded fine for me.

18 December 2002, 20:35	#4
RCK Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paris / France Age: 45 Posts: 3,091	some anti-leech and ressource limiter have been setup to the zone. - just use right-click + "save as" function there. - max 1 simultaneous download. - download managers can fails sometimes. - wait a few seconds before downloading.

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