http download over 2GB, 4GB - browser and server behavior Article

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http download over 2GB, 4GB - browser and server behavior

Behavior of some windows software with http download of files with size over 2GB and 4GB (very large files)

Software Download limit Other behavior
IE 6.0.3790.3959 (W2003 SP2) 4GB Progress does not work for files over 2GB
( -594% of 3.5GB file completed :-)
Files over 4GB truncated with size mod 4GB
IE 7.0.5730.13 (XP SP2) 4GB Files over 4GB truncated with size mod 4GB
IE 7.0.6000.16575 (Vista) 4GB Files over 4GB truncated with size mod 4GB
Firefox 2.0.0.11 >4GB Correct download with any size.
IIS5 (XP profesional) 2GB Server error 500 over the limit
IIS6 (W2003 SP2) >4GB

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