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dreamician:
Hi Chaosforge community,

I'd really like to download and play DoomRL.

However, I've tried over 9 times to download the windows executable...

from this page -> http://doom.chaosforge.org/downloads

using this URL -> http://doom.chaosforge.org/file_download/4/doomrl-win-099.zip

I'm using Firefox 3.5.8 (latest update), Windows XP.

The download process exhibits some strange behavior... it won't let me pause the download in Firefox, and it always gives me "unknown time remaining" and won't show a total file size, just a running count of KB downloaded so far.

When I use DownThemAll (firefox plugin) each download stops, and the size of the downloaded zip file varied in size, everywhere from 1.63MB to 2.66MB, never the size listed on the download page [2.05MB] In each case I try testing the archive in 7-zip and get the error: "doomrl-win-099.zip is not supported archive"

When I try right-click -> save-as, I get this error after a seemingly random time: "doomrl-win-099.zip could not be saved, because the source file could not be read. Try again later, or contact the server administrator."

Q: Has anyone else experienced this problem?

Q: Is there an alternate download link, or some other site hosting the executable? I've tried googling with no luck... I found one other site offering a download, but it was for DoomRL 0.9.8.10. I'd like the latest version.

Thanks!

UnderAPaleGreySky:

--- Quote from: dreamician on February 20, 2010, 19:11 ---The download process exhibits some strange behavior... it won't let me pause the download in Firefox, and it always gives me "unknown time remaining" and won't show a total file size, just a running count of KB downloaded so far.

--- End quote ---
Hm. Downloading it again, I've noticed this. However, the file size totaled 2.05MB, as it should, and seems to run properly.

That said, have you tried using Firefox 3.6?

dreamician:
Naw. I have a few firefox addons that aren't compatible with 3.6. So I'm going to hold off until those are updated. The problem definately isn't firefox, I just tried dl'ing with IE and have the same problem--the download stops before getting the whole file...

The only other non-server-related factor I can think of is that I'm using a dial-up connection...

Kornel Kisielewicz:
Try using any other browser (no, that's not an euphemism for IE). If the problem persists, then it's probably an issue with dialup. Considering the bulk of downloads from CF, and the fact that you are first to report a problem, I unfortunately have to assume that the problem is on client-side.

ParaSait:
Tried downloading it thru a proxy server? (insert the download link in xx7.nl or something)

Also maybe an interesting Q: Do you have the same problem with the other downloadables from chaosforge.org or not?

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