Re: how to tell the download time of a file

I may not be seeing the forest for the trees but let me float a possibility to which someone will
inevitably say why would anyone want to do this?  Would it not be possible to insert a line of code
which reports the file download time or not depending on the type of connection the end user is
connecting to the site by?  In other words:  if the user is on a dial-up the estimated download time
would be reported  (and you can bet that dial-up users would appreciate having this information,
particularly with massive files)  whereas:  If the user is accessing via a broadband connection such
as DSL cable or (pick your broadband method)  the estimated download time is not reported?  Just a
thought.  Ray T. Mahorney
WA4WGA
----- Original Message -----
From: <bryan.westbrook(at)amd.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 9:36 AM
Subject: RE: how to tell the download time of a file


I wouldn't do it because download times can very so much based upon all
sorts of network issues.  My recommendation is to just list the file size
and be done with it.


-----Original Message-----
From: MVHOG(at)aol.com [mailto:MVHOG(at)aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 11:27 AM
To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
Subject: how to tell the download time of a file


Could someone advise me how or where to find out the length of time, by
dial-up connection, how long it will take to download a file?
I have a screen saver I want to place on one of my pages for download and
would like to give approximate times for the download.

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