NetAnts

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NetAnts is a closed source software download manager.

Contents 1 Features and Problems 1.1 Common features 1.2 Less Common features 1.3 Unique Features 2 Annoyances 3 External link

[edit] Features and Problems

Features and problems with NetAnts v1.25

[edit] Common features

• Download resuming
• Download splitting/accelerating (download many portions at once to speed up downloading (all from the same server)
• Scheduling
• Automatic Dailing

[edit] Less Common features

• Follows Some redirects
• Allows Spoofing the user Agent
• Bandwidth limiting

[edit] Unique Features

• Ability to fix corrupt ZIP archives

Netants included a CRC check for Zip archives, if it fails after download, the program redownloads the broken parts of the file.

[edit] Annoyances

• Does not work with Mozilla Firefox.
• It will not download from servers that won't tell the size of the file (See the FAQ on the netants page relating to "The actual size of downloading file is unknown").
• NetAnts Hasn't been updated in years.
• Includes Spyware (http://cexx.org/dummies.htm has help for that).
• Downloading using mirrors is not supported.

[edit] External link

• Official Webpage