torrentfreak.com — A new standard to integrate several downlaod sources. Metalinks have several advantages to individual mirrors. First of all, it speeds up the download process. Secondly, downloads may be more reliable since metalinks use several mirrors. An additional advantage for the publisher is that he or she is able to prioritize a source, and save bandwidth.
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systemghostAug 28, 2006
Most interesting and an inevitable idea. I hope this sees more development and wider adoption.
meteor3Aug 28, 2006
I've tried the metalinks from www.metalinker.org and they are blazing fast!! I sometimes get this speed using torrents, but never downloading from mirrors. The technology is simple and just works. I think browser integration is the next step to getting metalinks to the masses.
tanngJan 5, 2007
Very very interesting and disruptive idea.