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RFC 5854
The Metalink Download Description Format,June 2010
- File formats:
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Authors:
- A. Bryan
T. Tsujikawa
N. McNab
P. Poeml - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- NON WORKING GROUP
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5854
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Abstract
This document specifies Metalink, an XML-based download descriptionformat. Metalink describes download locations (mirrors),cryptographic hashes, and other information. Clients cantransparently use this information to reliably transfer files.[STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.