Users identify a live server by clicking a host's name or number. Busy trackers can monitor between 400 and 600 servers, and log up to 100,000 users a day, the company said. Roks said that his company's software can download multimedia files 30 to 40 percent faster than using FTP , and a big download can be interrupted and resumed where the user left off. Hotline is well-suited for the distribution of music and software. It has fewer drawbacks than existing distribution options, including File Transfer Protocol, Internet Relay Chat, Usenet, and the Web.
Users can find the latest software, games, music, movies, porn, hacks, and cracks.
The Beastie Boys ' new album was available 10 days before its official release. But right now it's a pretty simplistic utility. The barrier to entry has been lowered a bit by this product, but I don't think it's revolutionary. Prospero's server sits on his dorm's T1 line, and in an 18-hour period last week, he logged 1,000 connections and 137 downloads. Downloading requires a password, which users learn through a single click-through banner on his Web page.