There are many
P2P nets, most of them with their own protocol, that they all advertise as the best of the best when it comes to transfer speed, nevertheless, only
Direct Conect uses a protocol that even though it was create more or less at the same time as Internet, is still one of the quickest and simple:
FTP.
Once you open
ApexDC++, you will be connected to a hub, that you will have to browse through to
find the file you want, you'll be able to
chat with other users, use the
public file search engine or investigate another hub. Once you find the file and start downloading it, you will do so by means of a
FTP connection, that insures the best reliability and speed.
The
Direct Conect net , this includes
ApexDC++, has managed a
great impact in the Internet user community, because it allows a lot more interaction betweeen the different users than an FTP server with clients, so it's possible to connect to university hubs where
enormous quantities of files and data are shared.