[R] downloaf.file

[Thomas Lumley]

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Barry Rowlingson wrote:
>
>   That's bytes. Yes I know its character! I dont think web servers are
> under any obligation to provide accurate Content-length values. Many
> dynamic web servers have pages that change length every time. This will
> also not for for ftp:// URLs or local file:// URLs (or gopher:// URLs?).
>

The HTTP protocol says that a content length SHOULD be provided and MUST
be accurate if it is provided.

	-thomas