| Subject: Re: Preventing multiple copies of same file |
Author: Xavier Roche |
Date: 07/31/2002 22:44 |
| | > I think this can be easily prevented by creating a hash
> (MD5) code of all downloaded files. If HTTrack downloads
a
> file whose hash code matches a previous downloaded file
it
> can just point the link to that other file.
> Am i right?
Hum, yes and no. Yes, the method would work - BUT httrack
names links BEFORE actually downloading them ; and knowing
that a link is the same as another obne is in fact useless
AFTER downloading it, unfortunately.
Yes, the engine could generate on-the-fly links, waiting
for all pending files to be completed ; but this would
cause other problems, and would slow down the whole
download process in a terrible way.
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