Hotline delivers news, live chat, and a speedy file-transfer system that promises to lessen download times between 30 and 40 percent. While the program's Windows version is still in testing, the new port already accounts for between 60 and 70 percent of the downloads from the company's Web site. The product is generating considerable buzz, and spawning a rash of communities trading in material as diverse as porn, Christian Youth literature, MP3 music files, games, wrestling info, and investor tips. We haven't done any advertising. Hotline turns any Interent-connected PC into a server, which can be online around the clock or part time.
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.