The HTTP library used here does not read the HTTP result lazily. As a result, it can result in the consumption of a large amount of RAM when downloading large files such as podcasts. Other libraries are available that do not have this limitation. We used this one because it is stable, easy to install, and reasonably easy to use. We suggest mini-http, available from Hackage, for serious HTTP needs.
Looking at http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/network-minihttp I see that minihttp is deprecated. Is there a replacement I can use?
/ Adam Bergmark