Downloading Debian question

[Mark Berkwitt]

At Debian.org it is suggested that I download the folder(s) in the path
/dists/stable/main/disks-i386
There are, however, two folders there:
(1) 2.2.23-2001-04-15 	//and
(2) current 		//this icon appears as a shortcut.
I tried to download 2.2.23-2001-04-15 using IE5.5 but it spent 5 minutes
calculating the download time before I canceled it.

Questions are:
1. Which folder should I download?
2. What program should I use to do it with?
3. Should I download to a partition other than the one I will install into?
4. Are there installation instructions for this type of download and if so,
where?

Thanks.