grant extra slot for file list

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grant extra slot for file list

Post by trs-sonic » 2003-05-28 16:07

would be nice if dc++ auto grant an extra slot for downloading file list
so you can view file and if there is something interesting you put in queque waiting for a regular slot

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Post by TheParanoidOne » 2003-05-28 16:17

DC++ already does this. There are three "mini slots" that DC++ will use to download file lists as long as they are below a certain size (I forget what the size is). If the file list is beyond this size, a normal slot is used.

Some of these details may be inaccurate as it has been a while since I read about this. Can someone please confirm this?
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Post by ender » 2003-05-28 16:41

The 3 extra slots are used for file lists and for files under 16 kB - so even if your filelist is 100 kB, it will still be downloaded through the extra slot if all normal slots are taken.

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Post by Sedulus » 2003-05-28 16:47

(and... OPs can fetch small files and userlists even when minislots are full)
http://dc.selwerd.nl/hublist.xml.bz2
http://www.b.ali.btinternet.co.uk/DCPlusPlus/index.html (TheParanoidOne's DC++ Guide)
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/dc (BSOD2600's Direct Connect FAQ)

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Post by trs-sonic » 2003-05-29 04:08

yes but how many lists are under 16kb?
maybe the limit can be increased to 500k :?:
but imo is better an extra slot only for file list without kb limits

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Post by ender » 2003-05-29 04:43

There aren't any size limits for filelists. They will be downloaded regardless of the file size.

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Post by trs-sonic » 2003-05-30 08:22

ah but is a feature already added? :?:
if yes sorry :oops: but sometimes i cant download filelist because there are no slots avqailable
maybe because is present only in the newer version :?:

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Post by OLDoMiNiON » 2003-05-30 08:45

No, that's probably because they are either using NMDC, or using a slot locking client.

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Post by GargoyleMT » 2003-05-30 19:42

trs-sonic wrote:ah but is a feature already added?
Your DC++ folder has a file called "changelog.txt" in it.
changelog.txt wrote: -- 0.13 2002-01-19 --
* Users can now download files <16kb and file lists regardless of free slots (!)

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Re: grant extra slot for file list

Post by rayadr » 2003-05-31 15:56

trs-sonic wrote:would be nice if dc++ auto grant an extra slot for downloading file list
so you can view file and if there is something interesting you put in queque waiting for a regular slot

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Post by TheParanoidOne » 2003-05-31 16:11

^ So what exactly was the point of that?
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