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Freiluft May 28th, 2002 03:43 AM

Multiple host as option?
 
Watching the speed increase when a download from multiple hosts begins is a real thrill, until you open the completed file. I have discovered that videos are often corrupted by this feature, and I would like to be able to turn it off.

Treatid May 28th, 2002 12:16 PM

Hashing will (should) ensure that downloads are consistent - corrupt files will be recognised as different and won't be included in a swarm downloads even if they have the same name and size.

There is also corrupt file detection in the current version - but it won't detect /all/ corruption.

Mark

Freiluft May 28th, 2002 03:16 PM

You've misunderstood me slightly. I think the files were probably fine on the hosts' computers, but in my experience, "spidering" has corrupted two out of three downloaded vid files. Perhaps this is only coincidence.

Treatid May 28th, 2002 04:23 PM

I agree that the swarming/spidering may introduce the corruption - but this is most likely due to slightly different versions on the various sources. Hashing should identify such problems and prevent them.

Or it may be a bug... Or it may be coincidence...

Hmm... I now agree with you, there isn't currently enough evidence to decide what this is - but it is worth watching.

Mark


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