[Kget] [Bug 124010] New: Metalink 3.0 support in KGet for multithreaded downloads (mirrors/P2P)

[Ant Bryan]

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           Summary: Metalink 3.0 support in KGet for multithreaded downloads
                    (mirrors/P2P)
           Product: kget
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kget kde org
        ReportedBy: albryan comcast net


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.1)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

Metalink ( http://www.metalinker.org/ ) is an XML file format that contains all the links (FTP, HTTP, P2P: BitTorrent, ed2k, magnet links) to a file. This is useful for multithreaded (segmented) downloads. It also contains more information like MD5 & SHA-1 checksums, so the file can be verified once it is finished.

Metalink is currently supported by GetRight ( http://www.getright.com ), a Windows Download Manager.

<metalink version="3.0" xmlns="http://www.metalinker.org/">
<files>
  <file name=”filename.ext”>
    <verification>
      <hash type="md5">example-md5-hash</hash>
    </verification>
    <resources>
      <url type=”ftp”>ftp://ftp.example.com/filename.ext</url>
      <url type=”http”>http://www.example2.com/filename.ext</url> 
      <url type=”bittorrent>http://www.ex.com/filname.ext.torrent</url>
      <url type=”magnet”/>
      <url type=”ed2k”/>
    </resources>
  </file>
</files>
<metalink>