problem with download from Rapidshare.com

Quoted from Rapidshare's Facebook page:

As some of you have noticed already, we have reduced download speeds for free users (currently about 30 kb/s). We have been forced to implement this measure as a result of significantly increased abuse statistics after recent external events.
We are aware that this restriction also affects the legitimate use of RapidShare. Please be assured that we will optimize our procedures as soon as possible in order to avoid such collateral damage.

I know RS has limited the speed of free user to 30KB/s.
But FRD seems can not continue downloading if it fails in the middle.
It looks like RS has forbidden resume feature for free user, and FRD is still trying and trying, then fails. The work around is to cancel the download to get rid of the partial file and start it from the beginning. I hope FRD can fix this problem.

To reproduce the issue, start an RF download, pause it for a few seconds, and continue. You will see FRD stops after a few tries. But if you cancel it, you can download again.

shawn8888 Wrote:
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> I know RS has limited the speed of free user to
> 30KB/s.
> But FRD seems can not continue downloading if it
> fails in the middle.
> It looks like RS has forbidden resume feature for
> free user, and FRD is still trying and trying,
> then fails. The work around is to cancel the
> download to get rid of the partial file and start
> it from the beginning. I hope FRD can fix this
> problem.
>
> To reproduce the issue, start an RF download,
> pause it for a few seconds, and continue. You will
> see FRD stops after a few tries. But if you cancel
> it, you can download again.

Looks like this issue is fixed by RS.

I have heard that you can add this in front of RS links in @#$%&:
direct[http]

After that, download goes full speed (haven't tested it).

Anyone knows what is that about?

"But FRD seems can not continue downloading if it fails in the middle.
It looks like RS has forbidden resume feature for free user, and FRD is still trying and trying, then fails. The work around is to cancel the download to get rid of the partial file and start it from the beginning. I hope FRD can fix this problem."

I have exactly the same problem from 3 days. If RS doesn't support resuming of download, can FRD change the plugin so download will can restart normally? Right now if I leave PC turned on to download files from RS and connection breaks (what happanes often in my place...), FRD will try to resume the one file whole night and nothing will download at all .

Should be fixed in 1.1.17.

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