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In the many mods I've download, I've noticed a wide degree of variety in the means by which they've been hosted. Of those that people have tried, which would they recommend as being the most useful or user-friendly, which would they steer clear of, the different considerations for mods of different sizes, content etc.
All advice and experience appreciated.
I've tried out a few filehosting sites, namely:
Rapidshare --- Mirror 1
Rapidshare --- Mirror 2
Megaupload
Streamload
ORG Uploader
From the feedback I've received, apparently the two main filehosting URLs I use (Rapidshare & Megaupload) may sometimes cut-off (or freeze) the download. This forces a user to restart the whole download procedure from scratch, which can be frustrating if time is crucial.
I think the URL that may do this to a user is probably Rapidshare; Megaupload seems more stable than Rapidshare. However, the advantage of using Rapidshare is that they will only remove inactive files after a month; Megaupload remove inactive files after a couple of weeks.
Obviously OGR uploader is best for smaller mods (up to few megs).
That way you are +100% sure it will still be there next year.
Not foverer lost in less then few months.