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User FAQ

• What is the Red Swoosh P2P client?

  Red Swoosh is distributed networking software which greatly enhances the quality and speed of downloads and video streams you get from websites that support Red Swoosh technology. The Red Swoosh client handles the caching, reflecting and sharing of files delivered to you through the Swoosh network. The software is safe and secure, and does not contain any adware or spyware and never will. It can also be easily be removed if you no longer wish to use it (see 'How do I uninstall Red Swoosh?').

• Why should I use Red Swoosh?

  The Red Swoosh plug-in dramatically improves the speed and quality of downloads and streams that your favorite sites are able to provide to you. You'll see a great improvement in your download experience in many cases twice as fast as normal. The client does away with much of the traffic spikes and network congestion that can make the Net not so fun a place to get your content. Most sites that support Red Swoosh do so to provide you a much richer, broadband-enabled service offering.

• How does Red Swoosh work?

  When you click on a link utilizing Red Swoosh technology (a swooshed link), the Red Swoosh technology creates efficiency and speed in several ways. The client works by coordinating all caches of content on the network, including caches on end user machines as well as web servers and other sources. Mostly, the client employs significantly more intelligence in the download process:

  • downloading from multiple sources of a file simultaneously
  • connecting to other end user machines to help speed delivery (P2P)
  • continually looking for (and connecting to) faster/nearer sources of a file
  • intelligently routing your download around network congestion and traffic spikes

• What information is shared between Red Swoosh and my computer?

  Red Swoosh captures and stores less information than a standard web server. Red Swoosh only works as a protocol to manage the distribution of files over IP networks and is solely used for that function. And just to be clear ABSOLUTELY ZERO personal information is *ever* captured shared or stored on any part of the Red Swoosh system.

• How do I install the Red Swoosh client?

  If you are not already installed, when you click on a swooshed link, you will have a Red Swoosh installation page. Here are the steps to take to install:

  • Click on the 'Install' button.
  • In Internet Explorer, Click 'Run' on the first dialog to appear.
  • In Firefox, click 'OK' on 'Opening File' dialog box. After downloading, click 'Open' in Firefox download manager.
  • Wait for the installation to complete, and your download will begin momentarily.

• What are the minimum system requirements for the Red Swoosh client?

  The Red Swoosh client works with Windows 2000, XP (Service Pack 1 & 2). Also, the client requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or Firefox 1.0 and above.

• How do I uninstall Red Swoosh?

  If you wish to uninstall Red Swoosh, click Start > Control Panel and select 'Add or Remove Programs'. The Red Swoosh client is listed as "Red Swoosh EDN Client".