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