Limited number of HTTP download connections?

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Tom Del Rosso

Between various versions of Windows on various hardware I've never been able
to start more than 2 http file downloads at a time. I suppose this could be
because the servers allow only 2 connections, but I don't think I've ever
tested that possibility by downloading from several sites at once.

Is this a limitation of Windows or what? Ten years ago I used OS/2 and I
could download dozens of files at once, but that was only with ftp.
 
Tom Del Rosso said:
Between various versions of Windows on various hardware I've never been
able
to start more than 2 http file downloads at a time. I suppose this could
be
because the servers allow only 2 connections, but I don't think I've ever
tested that possibility by downloading from several sites at once.

Is this a limitation of Windows or what? Ten years ago I used OS/2 and I
could download dozens of files at once, but that was only with ftp.
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It's an HTTP spec, and the browser is being compliant.
You can turn the compliance off:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q183110/
 
Ron Lowe said:
It's an HTTP spec, and the browser is being compliant.
You can turn the compliance off:
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Thanks Ron. I think I'll leave it alone so I don't get webmasters mad at
me.
 
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