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Re: [Mldonkey-users] feature suggestion: forward error correction
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Goswin Brederlow |
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Re: [Mldonkey-users] feature suggestion: forward error correction |
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05 Sep 2002 12:00:10 +0200 |
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Christian Brandt <address@hidden> writes:
> On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 03:19:00AM +0200, Ignacy Gawedzki wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 02:45:45AM +0200, thus spake Christian Brandt:
>
> > I have one idea about solving the incomplete file problem.
> >
> > There need not necessarily be some complete copy available on some host
> > in order to avoid the problem. In fact the union of all the chunks
> > available must be the complete file.
>
> Goswin made a good point how to avoid spreading incomplete files. Make a
> list of every available chunk and start download no sooner until all chunks
> have been seen at least once. Make an override like "commit_download" for the
> bleading edge. Add a counter to the fileinfo like "this file was 100%:
> never/5days ago" - I think mldonkey already has this field, but I do not
> really understand it.
Edonkey has a "last seen complete" entry. Afaik mldonkey only has
availability of oconnected clients.
MfG
Goswin
PS: waiting for the secrets files to be released before doing any donkey work.