BitTorrent is a protocol for distributing files. It identifies content by URL and is designed to integrate seamlessly with the Web. Its advantage over plain HTTP is that when multiple downloads of the same file happen concurrently, the downloaders upload to each other, making it possible for the file source to support very large numbers of downloaders with only a modest increase in its load.
Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) increases download speeds by up to 300 percent. It searches for mirror sites that most effectively serve your downloads through multiserver connections for optimal utilization of dial-up or broadband connections. DAP automatically recovers from shutdowns, lost connections, and other errors. DAP is fully integrated into Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Opera, and offers a toolbar for Internet Explorer with a links catcher and a highlighter. DAP features auto-hang-up after download, proxy settings, scheduling, and a unique AlwaysResume service. New features in DAP 7.2 include a self explanatory Configuration Wizard for optimal settings, a graphic Bandwidth Controller for a convenience bandwidth allocation; and a dynamic Info pane with various services such as: Reviews service. DAP offers a multilingual support, including German, Dutch, French, Chinese (traditional), Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, and Italian.
This software is ad-supported and may install components that use your Internet connection to serve ads or track your Web surfing habits.
BitComet is a powerful, clean, fast, and easy-to-use bittorrent client. It supports simultaneous downloads, download queue, selected downloads in torrent package, fast-resume, chatting, disk cache, speed limits, port mapping, proxy, ip-filter, etc.
Changes:
GUI Improved: task list sorting by task name use pronunciation order
GUI Improved: add "toolkit" menu to download softwares correlated with BitComet
GUI Improved: the global max upload rate in preferences dialog must larger than 10kB/s
GUI Improved: the notice window of free disk space insufficiency will not close until user click
GUI Improved: improved torrent file maker dialog layout, supporting dialog resize
GUI Improved: display file type icons in file list of BT task
GUI Improved: display connection time in peer list of BT task
GUI Improved: HTTP/FTP task support hash check (only support certain files)
GUI Bugfix: bug in sorting my shared torrent list by whether shared
GUI Bugfix: torrent file association error in Windows Vista
GUI Bugfix: downloaded file is not selected correctly when view task save folder in Windows Vista
GUI Bugfix: the right and bottom edge of torrent file maker dialog and BT task properties dialog is not displayed correctly in Windows Vista
GUI Bugfix: RealMediaSplitter.ax registration failed in Windows Vista, result in fail to preview rmvb file
GUI Bugfix: available space size in BT task properties dialog displayed in red color mistakenly, not considering task downloaded size
GUI Bugfix: the option of replace wildcard "(*)" to letters does not work in add HTTP download group dialog
GUI Bugfix: fail to set torrent file create date when add it to my shared torrent list from new BT task dialog
Core Improved: add "preview download mode" in BT task context menu, supporting download pieces in sequence
Core Improved: eMule plugin support sending crash report
Core Bugfix: new BT task will stop downloading due to nonexistent disk error in some situation
Core Bugfix: default TCP half open limit in Windows Vista is displayed as 0. it's 10 actually
