[ajcronk]

why are the files split in the first place?

[blasdel]

Pretty sure Google Code has hard limits on file size

[kirubakaran]

So you won't be as frustrated when you get disconnected at 99% ? (I am not sure if you can resume downloading, like with FTP servers that support resuming)

[w1ntermute]

Not to mention the client has to support resuming as well. This is why (along with the fact that they enjoy using ridiculously outdated technology) the scene still uses split RARs—a lot of the autotrading scripts (as well as FTPd's) they utilize don't support resuming.

[nailer]

HTTP 1.1 supports byte ranges. You likely don't have any software on your computer than does not support HTTP 1.1.