Implementing download manager

1.5k Views Asked by Raheel Khan At 05 April 2025 at 06:55

I'm planning on writing a custom download manager as part of an application. To start researching, I'd appreciate pointer/opinions on the following:

How to detect if the target server supports resume for a given file.
How to download files in multiple parts.
Any libraries available for .NET?
What would be a good the most practical way to go? ThreadPool or TPL?

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craig1231 On 15 January 2012 at 22:25 BEST ANSWER

Assuming you mean a HTTP download manager?? For the first 2... HTTP Header Field Definitions - Accept-Ranges