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But with Metalink, if one server goes down, the client software simply jumps to another mirror and resumes downloading from that point. If I were using a regular hyperlink to download and the server went down midway through the transfer, I would be left with an incomplete transfer that could either be resumed or not depending on the download client. For example, the metalink contains links to more than 50 HTTP and FTP servers and a torrent. In addition to HTTP and FTP mirrors and rsync, Metalink supports several P2P methods as well, including BitTorrent, ed2k, and magnet links.

The file in turn contains locations of all the mirrors of the application you want to download. metalink file, which is a simple XML file. The Metalink standard replaces static URLs with a. It is in fact a framework for use by other download clients, and bundles traditional HTTP and FTP methods of downloading files along with BitTorrent. But Metalink isn't your run-of-the-mill download accelerator.

Metalink is an open standard that claims to make downloading easier, faster, and more reliable by helping users extract the last drop of juice out of their connection. But thanks to Metalink I was able to sleep while my FC6 ISOs were downloading. When the Fedora project released Fedora Core 6 last month, for instance, even several dozen mirrors weren't enough to serve everyone, and torrent speeds weren't good enough because of a scarcity of seeders. Getting popular software off the Internet can sometimes be a struggle, even with all the mirrors and BitTorrent Samaritans out there. has a good article explaining Metalinks at titled Downloading bliss with Metalink ():

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