I have a main server (fast!) and a "segment" server for backup (slow, but complete)
So... OFTEN, I find myself downloading a single file (or a single file of a many part archive). Main server is missing parts... like 5/60
Downloading a single file, alt.binz hits the missing segment, then goes off the fast main server - connects to the backup, downloads the one segment, disconnects, then has to login back to the main server to continue.
This is a big time waster not just for the process, but it seems both servers seem to maintain an open connection for a minute once alt.binz disconnects, so reconnect often fails when I have 3 connections going.
IMO, MUCH BETTER would be during downloading - "tag" the segments missing off of the main server, but continue to download all the available segments from the main server without disconnecting.
THEN connecting to the backup server, pick up the tagged missing segments. Get the missing pieces (hopefully) again, in a single connection and when the file is done, proceed.
I just think this would be a much better way to do this.
