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Here's an exercise for you:

In your browser, start downloading a test file, like [1]. Turn off your network card for a few seconds, then turn it back on. See what your browser does.

Next, start downloading a large file over Bittorrent, like [2]. Turn off your network card for a few seconds, then turn it back on. See what the client does.

[1] http://speedtest.tele2.net/100GB.zip

[2] https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/bt-dvd/de...



This has nothing to do with HTTP. It's just poor behavior on the part of the browser.




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