aria2/README
Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa 28fc3405dd
2006-02-21 15:01:05 +00:00

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aria2 - a simple utility for downloading files.
1. Disclaimer
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This program comes with no warranty.
You must use this program at your own risk.
2. About aria2
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aria2 has segmented downloading engine in its core. By segmented downloading,
it can download files very much faster than ordinary browsers.
aria2 is in very early development stage. Currently it has following features:
* HTTP/HTTPS GET support
* HTTP Proxy support
* HTTP BASIC authentication support
* HTTP Proxy authentication support
* FTP support(active, passive mode)
* FTP through HTTP proxy(GET command or tunneling)
* Segmented download
* Cookie support(currently aria2 ignores "expires")
* It can run as a daemon process.
3. How to build
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$ ./configure
$ make
The executable is aria2c in src directory.
4. SSL
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You need OpenSSL library(0.9.7b or higher) to enable HTTPS support.