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There actually is such an header, based on the Metalink format, and aria2 supports it! Unfortunately, while many support Metalink files, almost no other download manager supports Metalink/HTTP headers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink#Example_Metalink.2FHTT...



That's pretty cool. Might be an excuse for me to mess around with Firefox and see if they'll accept a patch from me over the upcoming holidays.




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