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by cpeterso 934 days ago
Another download ratio trick was to use a file transfer client like Leech Modem, an XMODEM-compatible client that would, after downloading the final data block, tell the server the file transfer failed so it wouldn’t count against your download limit.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeechModem

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That's awesome! I totally would have used that as a young punk if I knew about it.