# Download Accellerator Pro

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-accellerator-pro/75841>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 11, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-accellerator-pro/75841 "2001-08-11T20:34:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-accellerator-pro/75841/1 "2001-08-11T20:34:48Z")

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    - I tried this free plug-in at the suggestion of a site with a dodgy server: they had links to two, and thisis just the one I picked. What it does is make 4 request (or 7, if you pay for it) to the same server, and then assemble the info into only one file for you. As it is, it does work; its most valuable feature is the ability to automatically continue after being interrupted.- even though it don’t do Windows updates… I don’t expect it can go any faster than your last mile, but it’s nice to go as fast as you can. I dunno if it’s all that faster than a normal download setup as it is (using only 4 access requests), but to use the maximum 7, you have to pay thirty bucks. It shows where the server is; for instance, it can access different servers for the same file if need be. I hve not yet decided if the speed improvement of 7 access requests over only 4 is worth $30 or not, but I am curious though, is there any way that a server could “refuse” additional download requests by the same client? - MC

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-accellerator-pro/75841/2 "2001-08-11T20:52:45Z")

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> is there any way that a server could “refuse” additional download requests by the same client?

Yes. I don’t remember exactly, but I believe the http spec dictates a maximum of 2 simultaneous requests per client/server pair. I might be wrong, so I’ll look it up when I’m off work to be sure.

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-accellerator-pro/75841/3 "2001-08-11T22:50:38Z")

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getright software from [www.getright.com](http://www.getright.com) works better for me than DAP.

yes, a server can refuse additional download requests from the same client; actuall it’s more “from the same ip address”. your computer will have a unique ip address and the server will check that when u refuse a download…if the same ip address requests a download again ( like you mention 4 simul. dloads from the same server ) the server can refuse you a connection, depending on what the server admin has used in the setup.

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-accellerator-pro/75841/4 "2001-08-11T22:53:39Z")

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“when you refuse a download” should read “when you request a download”

it’s 4 a.m. here 🙂 i’m shouldn’t dope so much 🙂

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-accellerator-pro/75841/5 "2001-08-11T22:55:02Z")

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“i’m shouldn’t dope so much” should read “i shouldn’t dope so much”

damn, i should stop posting now. goodnight everybody.