Hint: For larger downloads, a Metalink client is best -- easier, more reliable, self healing downloads.
The metalink for this file is: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/anagappan/xUbuntu_8.10/vala_0.5.6.orig.tar.gz.metalink
List of best mirrors for IP address 38.107.191.115, located in country US, 38.0.0.0/8 (AS174).