"Simon" <simonr@northwestern.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eiSxrGVqFHA.3160@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> We run an IIS 6.0 FTP server that is exhibiting some odd problems when
> dealing with large files.
>
> When clients connect to the FTP server using IE and download 'large'
> (greater than 10MB) files, the dialog box continues to download the file
> and indicates 3-5 seconds are left - constantly for as long as you leave
> the download running. Data is transferred across the network throughout
> this period. In fact, the file has completed being downloaded as it is
> available in the destination folder.
>
> If clients use either the DOS FTP client, the file downloads correctly
> without a hitch.
>
> Could this be related to one or more settings for either the specific FTP
> site, or for the IIS server itself?
>