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Firefox download resuming fixed with config tweak

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Making big downloads resumable in Firefox

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Modern versions of Firefox have a default network timeout setting that interferes with resuming large downloads. Changing the network.http.response.timeout value to 0 or a high number in the browser’s configuration makes large downloads more stable and resumable. This workaround relies on server support for resumable downloads. Firefox’s implementation of resumable downloads appears unstable, with issues dating back to 2005. Alternative solutions like using wget for downloads are more reliable.

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