On 19 Aug 99, at 16:06, Westly Montroos wrote:

> I want to download a software with the name Simba from www.filequest.com .
> Does anyone know anything of this software, like how does it work on your
> computer?

  "Simba" is apparently a special file-transfer program that filequest likes
to use.  [Why?  Well, most of the alternatives to the standard FTP are
motivated either by (a) security concerns, or (b) wanting to be able to
resume a download in case the connection is lost in mid-stream, without
starting over from scratch.  If (b), FTP will probably work just fine unless
you have a poor connection....]

  Doing a simple web search, I pretty quickly found a report (might not be
current...) that Simba does not work with cable modems.  That's a bad sign;
well-designed protocols are built in layers and follow pretty strict rules
about division of responsibilities, and a file-transport protocol has no
*obvious* business caring what sort of connection to the network you have.


David G

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