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Like others have said, GetIt is good for newbies, hobbyists, it is not really well suited for professionals - only if you want to try something without too much hustle... But using GetIt for downloading Android SDK/NDK is pure masochism. Uninstalling/Installing that every time you need to update Delphi.... WHY???? You have several options... download with GetIt, then move (copy) that in some permanent location... or IMO the best option, go to https://developer.android.com/studio and download Android Studio it will also give you tools for additional monitoring and inspection of your Delphi app. Or if you really don't want whole Studio... you can also download SDK separately. You can share same SDK across different tools and Delphi versions. No need to keep separate versions or update it every time you update Delphi.

How easy does it seem right now?

The problem described here is the basic reason (of course there are others) why I have never considered downloading from Getit any tool or component we will use in a production environment. We have source for all the components we use and for every one the BPL/DCP is built by a Finalbuilder project under our control. And if you download and install something from Getit (when it comes back up) how do you check precisely what has changed since you last downloaded it? Where has your older version gone, for comparison?

Between the time you check connectivity and the time you want to send an email, your Internet connection may go down, or the Internet may encounter problems (DNS outages, DOS attacks, etc), or the server may go into maintenance mode, or .... So, there is no real benefit to checking the connection ahead of time. Simply attempt the connection at the time you actually want to send the email, and handle any errors that may occur at that time. That is your simplest and best option.

Why would any professional programmer be using getit anyway? As I understand it, it is suitable for hobbyists and no more.