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==Download manager==
==Download manager==
GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time (segmented file transfer), scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem when the downloads have finished. It is also able to integrate with Microsoft's [[Internet Explorer]], and [[Mozilla Firefox]] with the [[FlashGot]] extension. It features support for the [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] protocol, [[Metalink]], and [[podcast]] support, along with built-in verification [[MD5]] and [[SHA-1]] checksums. In its time it was{{when|reason=In spite of lack of updates, it is still commercially available, and I'm not sure when it stopped being "well known"|date=August 2021}}  a well known download manager.<ref name="CNET"/>
GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time (segmented file transfer), scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem when the downloads have finished. It is also able to integrate with Microsoft's [[Internet Explorer]], and [[Mozilla Firefox]] with the [[FlashGot]] extension. It features support for the [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] protocol, [[Metalink]], and [[podcast]] support, along with built-in verification [[MD5]] and [[SHA-1]] checksums. During the 2000s especially it was a well-known download manager.<ref name="CNET"/>


==License modes==
==License modes==
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<ref name="PractPC">{{Cite magazine |title=Review: Getright |magazine=Practical PC UK |url=http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/utilities/getright.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018024049/http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/utilities/getright.htm |archive-date=2012-10-18 |access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>
<ref name="PractPC">{{Cite magazine |title=Review: Getright |magazine=Practical PC UK |url=http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/utilities/getright.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018024049/http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/utilities/getright.htm |archive-date=2012-10-18 |access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>


<ref name="PCmag">Getright PC Mag https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1094896,00.asp {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918160704/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1094896,00.asp |date=2018-09-18 }} PC Mag</ref>
<ref name="PCmag">Getright PC Mag https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1094896,00.asp {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918160704/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1094896,00.asp |date=2018-09-18 }} PC Mag</ref>


<ref name="CNET">"Software review Getright 4" CNET http://reviews.cnet.com/software/getright-4-5d/4505-3513_7-20030298.html?tag=api&subj=re CNet</ref>
<ref name="CNET">"GetRight 4.5d review" CNET https://www.cnet.com/reviews/getright-4-5d-review/ CNET</ref>


<ref name="Pc Pro">"Getright Deluxe 3 Review" PC Pro http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/utilities/43332/reget-deluxe-3-3 PCPro{{Dead link|date=September 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="Pc Pro">"Getright Deluxe 3 Review" PC Pro http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/utilities/43332/reget-deluxe-3-3 PCPro{{Dead link|date=September 2018}}</ref>

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GetRight is a shareware download manager developed by Michael Burford. Burford's company, Headlight Software, first published the program in 1997. At the time of its release, one of GetRight's defining features was its ability to resume an interrupted download.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Download manager

GetRight is able to pause and resume downloads, download from multiple servers to speed up download time (segmented file transfer), scheduling the starting and stopping of downloads and shutting off the computer or disconnecting the modem when the downloads have finished. It is also able to integrate with Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox with the FlashGot extension. It features support for the BitTorrent protocol, Metalink, and podcast support, along with built-in verification MD5 and SHA-1 checksums. During the 2000s especially it was a well-known download manager.[4]

License modes

Version 6 is available in two license modes: Standard and Pro. "Standard" is the continuation of previous versions, while "Pro" contains new features like: upload capability, using scripts for programming its tasks, a simple web server (called "Web Access"), ability to act as a proxy server or work in a Client/Server mode when using two or more computers in a network.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

References

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  1. "Getright Deluxe 3 Review" PC Pro http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/utilities/43332/reget-deluxe-3-3 PCProScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  2. Getright PC Mag https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1094896,00.asp Template:Webarchive PC Mag
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  4. a b "GetRight 4.5d review" CNET https://www.cnet.com/reviews/getright-4-5d-review/ CNET
  5. Getright Software Review http://www.digi.no/digi98.nsf/pub/shareware990928 Template:Webarchive Norwegian review
  6. Softpedia Getright Pro Review Template:Webarchive

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External links

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