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Brian: Reverted edits by Roc4tCnaal (Talk) to last version by Brian

2008-12-20T18:16:20Z

Reverted edits by Roc4tCnaal (Talk) to last version by Brian

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	'''Please incorporate this into [[alternates-examples]] as it is substantially the same problem. Thanks! Tantek'''		'''Please incorporate this into [[alternates-examples]] as it is substantially the same problem. Thanks! Tantek'''

Roc4tCnaal: acelvaracl

2008-12-19T19:59:10Z

acelvaracl

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			trlizel
	'''Please incorporate this into [[alternates-examples]] as it is substantially the same problem. Thanks! Tantek'''		'''Please incorporate this into [[alternates-examples]] as it is substantially the same problem. Thanks! Tantek'''

Brian: Reverted edits by ChiroLchir (Talk) to last version by Phae

2008-12-16T19:30:46Z

Reverted edits by ChiroLchir (Talk) to last version by Phae

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	'''Please incorporate this into [[alternates-examples]] as it is substantially the same problem. Thanks! Tantek'''		'''Please incorporate this into [[alternates-examples]] as it is substantially the same problem. Thanks! Tantek'''

ChiroLchir: booucoracel

2008-12-16T17:23:38Z

booucoracel

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	'''Please incorporate this into [[alternates-examples]] as it is substantially the same problem. Thanks! Tantek'''		'''Please incorporate this into [[alternates-examples]] as it is substantially the same problem. Thanks! Tantek'''

Phae: Reverted edit of Cj5O8b, changed back to last version by Tantek

2007-07-09T14:53:41Z

Reverted edit of Cj5O8b, changed back to last version by Tantek

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:53, 9 July 2007
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	*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]		*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]

	=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content		=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=18 Ark Linux Download] ===
			You can download Ark Linux Home 2006.1-rc2 from any of the following locations (you should typically pick one close to your location, unless it is overloaded):
			Name

			Location Protocols

			North Carolina, USA FTP HTTP

			Oregon, USA FTP HTTP

			Kent, UK FTP HTTP

			Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP

			Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP

			Dublin, Ireland FTP HTTP

			Poland FTP

			Thessaloniki, Greece FTP HTTP

			The torrent file is here.

			== Existing Practices ==
			Most solutions are manual (wading through FTP sites on mirrors to find the exact file) or by searching against a filename & size.

			== Proposal ==
			A microformat for Mirrors could make them more usable. Web browsers or download managers could be modified to use them automatically.

			<pre>
			<div class="metalink">
			<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="ftp://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="http://www.foo2.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.torrent">Bittorrent download</a>
			<a href="ed2k:/....">EDonkey download</a>
			</div>
			</pre>

			It's pretty simple; the microformat states that all <a> links inside a
			<sometag class="metalink"> are alternative ways of reaching the same
			resource, and that when the UA sees a page like this it should
			automatically pick the best one and begin downloading.

			For legacy UAs, a stylesheet can hide the checksum spans if the author
			wants to. No semantic information is present in the page text, which can
			be freeform, in any language or whatever. The type of the link is
			inferred from the scheme (in this case, http:) or the file extension
			(e.g. .torrent) of the URL.

			The microformat leverages [http://www.gerv.net/security/link-fingerprints/ Link Fingerprints] to embed the checksums where
			required (BT, for example, has its own).

			Alternatively, [[hash-examples]] could be used for checksums.

Cj5O8b at 06:57, 9 July 2007

2007-07-09T06:57:15Z

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	*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]		*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]

	=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content~~&task=view&id=5&Itemid=18 Ark Linux Download] ===~~		=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content
	~~You can download Ark Linux Home 2006.1-rc2 from any of the following locations (you should typically pick one close to your location, unless it is overloaded):~~
	~~Name~~

	~~Location Protocols~~

	~~North Carolina, USA FTP HTTP~~

	~~Oregon, USA FTP HTTP~~

	~~Kent, UK FTP HTTP~~

	~~Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP~~

	~~Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP~~

	~~Dublin, Ireland FTP HTTP~~

	~~Poland FTP~~

	~~Thessaloniki, Greece FTP HTTP~~

	~~The torrent file is here.~~

	~~== Existing Practices ==~~
	~~Most solutions are manual (wading through FTP sites on mirrors to find the exact file) or by searching against a filename & size.~~

	~~== Proposal ==~~
	~~A microformat for Mirrors could make them more usable. Web browsers or download managers could be modified to use them automatically.~~

	~~<pre>~~
	~~<div class="metalink">~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="ftp://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo2.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.torrent">Bittorrent download</a>~~
	~~<a href="ed2k:/....">EDonkey download</a>~~
	~~</div>~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~It's pretty simple; the microformat states that all <a> links inside a~~
	~~<sometag class="metalink"> are alternative ways of reaching the same~~
	~~resource, and that when the UA sees a page like this it should~~
	~~automatically pick the best one and begin downloading.~~

	~~For legacy UAs, a stylesheet can hide the checksum spans if the author~~
	~~wants to. No semantic information is present in the page text, which can~~
	~~be freeform, in any language or whatever. The type of the link is~~
	~~inferred from the scheme (in this case, http:) or the file extension~~
	~~(e.g. .torrent) of the URL.~~

	~~The microformat leverages [http://www.gerv.net/security/link-fingerprints/ Link Fingerprints] to embed the checksums where~~
	~~required (BT, for example, has its own).~~

	~~Alternatively, [[hash-examples]] could be used for checksums.~~

Tantek: Reverted edit of Qv7O3j, changed back to last version by Tantek

2007-06-17T07:35:09Z

Reverted edit of Qv7O3j, changed back to last version by Tantek

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:35, 17 June 2007
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	*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]		*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]

	=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content		=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=18 Ark Linux Download] ===
			You can download Ark Linux Home 2006.1-rc2 from any of the following locations (you should typically pick one close to your location, unless it is overloaded):
			Name

			Location Protocols

			North Carolina, USA FTP HTTP

			Oregon, USA FTP HTTP

			Kent, UK FTP HTTP

			Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP

			Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP

			Dublin, Ireland FTP HTTP

			Poland FTP

			Thessaloniki, Greece FTP HTTP

			The torrent file is here.

			== Existing Practices ==
			Most solutions are manual (wading through FTP sites on mirrors to find the exact file) or by searching against a filename & size.

			== Proposal ==
			A microformat for Mirrors could make them more usable. Web browsers or download managers could be modified to use them automatically.

			<pre>
			<div class="metalink">
			<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="ftp://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="http://www.foo2.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.torrent">Bittorrent download</a>
			<a href="ed2k:/....">EDonkey download</a>
			</div>
			</pre>

			It's pretty simple; the microformat states that all <a> links inside a
			<sometag class="metalink"> are alternative ways of reaching the same
			resource, and that when the UA sees a page like this it should
			automatically pick the best one and begin downloading.

			For legacy UAs, a stylesheet can hide the checksum spans if the author
			wants to. No semantic information is present in the page text, which can
			be freeform, in any language or whatever. The type of the link is
			inferred from the scheme (in this case, http:) or the file extension
			(e.g. .torrent) of the URL.

			The microformat leverages [http://www.gerv.net/security/link-fingerprints/ Link Fingerprints] to embed the checksums where
			required (BT, for example, has its own).

			Alternatively, [[hash-examples]] could be used for checksums.

Qv7O3j at 07:08, 17 June 2007

2007-06-17T07:08:47Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:08, 17 June 2007
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	*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]		*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]

	=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content~~&task=view&id=5&Itemid=18 Ark Linux Download] ===~~		=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content
	~~You can download Ark Linux Home 2006.1-rc2 from any of the following locations (you should typically pick one close to your location, unless it is overloaded):~~
	~~Name~~

	~~Location Protocols~~

	~~North Carolina, USA FTP HTTP~~

	~~Oregon, USA FTP HTTP~~

	~~Kent, UK FTP HTTP~~

	~~Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP~~

	~~Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP~~

	~~Dublin, Ireland FTP HTTP~~

	~~Poland FTP~~

	~~Thessaloniki, Greece FTP HTTP~~

	~~The torrent file is here.~~

	~~== Existing Practices ==~~
	~~Most solutions are manual (wading through FTP sites on mirrors to find the exact file) or by searching against a filename & size.~~

	~~== Proposal ==~~
	~~A microformat for Mirrors could make them more usable. Web browsers or download managers could be modified to use them automatically.~~

	~~<pre>~~
	~~<div class="metalink">~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="ftp://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo2.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.torrent">Bittorrent download</a>~~
	~~<a href="ed2k:/....">EDonkey download</a>~~
	~~</div>~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~It's pretty simple; the microformat states that all <a> links inside a~~
	~~<sometag class="metalink"> are alternative ways of reaching the same~~
	~~resource, and that when the UA sees a page like this it should~~
	~~automatically pick the best one and begin downloading.~~

	~~For legacy UAs, a stylesheet can hide the checksum spans if the author~~
	~~wants to. No semantic information is present in the page text, which can~~
	~~be freeform, in any language or whatever. The type of the link is~~
	~~inferred from the scheme (in this case, http:) or the file extension~~
	~~(e.g. .torrent) of the URL.~~

	~~The microformat leverages [http://www.gerv.net/security/link-fingerprints/ Link Fingerprints] to embed the checksums where~~
	~~required (BT, for example, has its own).~~

	~~Alternatively, [[hash-examples]] could be used for checksums.~~

Tantek: Reverted edit of PaxAq1, changed back to last version by RobertBachmann

2007-06-17T06:02:41Z

Reverted edit of PaxAq1, changed back to last version by RobertBachmann

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:02, 17 June 2007
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	*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]		*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]

	=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content		=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=18 Ark Linux Download] ===
			You can download Ark Linux Home 2006.1-rc2 from any of the following locations (you should typically pick one close to your location, unless it is overloaded):
			Name

			Location Protocols

			North Carolina, USA FTP HTTP

			Oregon, USA FTP HTTP

			Kent, UK FTP HTTP

			Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP

			Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP

			Dublin, Ireland FTP HTTP

			Poland FTP

			Thessaloniki, Greece FTP HTTP

			The torrent file is here.

			== Existing Practices ==
			Most solutions are manual (wading through FTP sites on mirrors to find the exact file) or by searching against a filename & size.

			== Proposal ==
			A microformat for Mirrors could make them more usable. Web browsers or download managers could be modified to use them automatically.

			<pre>
			<div class="metalink">
			<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="ftp://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="http://www.foo2.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP
			download</a>
			<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.torrent">Bittorrent download</a>
			<a href="ed2k:/....">EDonkey download</a>
			</div>
			</pre>

			It's pretty simple; the microformat states that all <a> links inside a
			<sometag class="metalink"> are alternative ways of reaching the same
			resource, and that when the UA sees a page like this it should
			automatically pick the best one and begin downloading.

			For legacy UAs, a stylesheet can hide the checksum spans if the author
			wants to. No semantic information is present in the page text, which can
			be freeform, in any language or whatever. The type of the link is
			inferred from the scheme (in this case, http:) or the file extension
			(e.g. .torrent) of the URL.

			The microformat leverages [http://www.gerv.net/security/link-fingerprints/ Link Fingerprints] to embed the checksums where
			required (BT, for example, has its own).

			Alternatively, [[hash-examples]] could be used for checksums.

PaxAq1 at 01:23, 17 June 2007

2007-06-17T01:23:10Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:23, 17 June 2007
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	*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]		*[http://sourceforge.net/index.php Sourceforge]

	=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content~~&task=view&id=5&Itemid=18 Ark Linux Download] ===~~		=== Example #1: [http://arklinux.org/index.php?option=com_content
	~~You can download Ark Linux Home 2006.1-rc2 from any of the following locations (you should typically pick one close to your location, unless it is overloaded):~~
	~~Name~~

	~~Location Protocols~~

	~~North Carolina, USA FTP HTTP~~

	~~Oregon, USA FTP HTTP~~

	~~Kent, UK FTP HTTP~~

	~~Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP~~

	~~Amsterdam, The Netherlands FTP HTTP~~

	~~Dublin, Ireland FTP HTTP~~

	~~Poland FTP~~

	~~Thessaloniki, Greece FTP HTTP~~

	~~The torrent file is here.~~

	~~== Existing Practices ==~~
	~~Most solutions are manual (wading through FTP sites on mirrors to find the exact file) or by searching against a filename & size.~~

	~~== Proposal ==~~
	~~A microformat for Mirrors could make them more usable. Web browsers or download managers could be modified to use them automatically.~~

	~~<pre>~~
	~~<div class="metalink">~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="ftp://www.foo.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo2.com/foo.zip!md5!FFEEE542543...">HTTP~~
	~~download</a>~~
	~~<a href="http://www.foo.com/foo.torrent">Bittorrent download</a>~~
	~~<a href="ed2k:/....">EDonkey download</a>~~
	~~</div>~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~It's pretty simple; the microformat states that all <a> links inside a~~
	~~<sometag class="metalink"> are alternative ways of reaching the same~~
	~~resource, and that when the UA sees a page like this it should~~
	~~automatically pick the best one and begin downloading.~~

	~~For legacy UAs, a stylesheet can hide the checksum spans if the author~~
	~~wants to. No semantic information is present in the page text, which can~~
	~~be freeform, in any language or whatever. The type of the link is~~
	~~inferred from the scheme (in this case, http:) or the file extension~~
	~~(e.g. .torrent) of the URL.~~

	~~The microformat leverages [http://www.gerv.net/security/link-fingerprints/ Link Fingerprints] to embed the checksums where~~
	~~required (BT, for example, has its own).~~

	~~Alternatively, [[hash-examples]] could be used for checksums.~~