[borsotti]

The downloading of the last few megs of a file becomes sometimes unbearable long,
or so that is the impression of the user.
In addition, sometimes the source servers are shut down or the source files removed,
leaving the user downloading them with incomplete files, which miss only a very
small part indeed.
My proposal is to spped up the downloading when it gets close to conclusion, either
increasing automatically its priority, or increasing the chunk of megs that get
transferred before leaving the source queue.

[fox88]

How uploader knows you are getting the last portion of file?

[Ejack79]

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sometimes the source servers

I don't think you can get file from servers.

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increasing automatically its priority

In fact it is implemented.

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or increasing the chunk of megs that get transferred before leaving the source queue

Which means lengthen your waiting time in queue...

This post has been edited by Ejack79: 17 March 2012 - 12:01 AM

[fox88]

Ejack79, on 17 March 2012 - 03:00 AM, said:

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increasing automatically its priority

In fact it is implemented.

What exactly 'is implemented' - change of priority when file is nearly completed? It's quite pointless at the downloader's side, and plesse check my previous message about uploaders.

Ejack79, on 17 March 2012 - 03:00 AM, said:

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or increasing the chunk of megs that get transferred before leaving the source queue

Which means lengthen your waiting time in queue...

I think you misread the request. It was asked to upload somewhat more than one chunk when it could complete the file.

This post has been edited by fox88: 17 March 2012 - 07:28 AM

[Nissenice]

fox88, on 17 March 2012 - 08:28 AM, said:

Ejack79, on 17 March 2012 - 03:00 AM, said:

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or increasing the chunk of megs that get transferred before leaving the source queue

Which means lengthen your waiting time in queue...

I think you misread the request. It was asked to upload somewhat more than one chunk when it could complete the file.

I don't think he did.
If someone wants a favour in the upload queue then someone has to pay a price for that in the waiting queue.

[fox88]

Ejack79, you were right. I agree that the waiting time would increase.

Nissenice, on 17 March 2012 - 11:39 AM, said:

I don't think he did.
If someone wants a favour in the upload queue then someone has to pay a price for that in the waiting queue.

That's what we already have now, no changes required: just patiently wait while making another round in the waiting queue for the last incomplete part.

This post has been edited by fox88: 17 March 2012 - 09:26 AM