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by MadMax017
2003-04-21 07:52
Forum: Feature Discussion (Archived)
Topic: DC++ Searcing alternative sources for faster download?
Replies: 3
Views: 2088

Well from the downloaders point of view, the slot must already be open on the server's machine in order for them to even have a hope of getting the file faster from that machine in question. The client machine would only have to perform a "dummy download", possibly download the server's file list to...
by MadMax017
2003-04-21 06:08
Forum: Feature Discussion (Archived)
Topic: DC++ Searcing alternative sources for faster download?
Replies: 3
Views: 2088

DC++ Searcing alternative sources for faster download?

Hey all, I've read a few pages back and I've read a lot about this "Segmented Downloading", which is fair enough but its already been covered so I won't bother, but I might have an (already discussed?) other idea. Anyway, here goes. What if, when a file is being downloaded, DC++ searches the alterna...