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It looks like to me, from the sources, that you see plain http/tcp connection. BitTorrent is using UDP that could be a huge gain in many situations. Do you plan to add some Realiable UDP overlay to speed things up? Something like Aspera but more open? Maybe QUIC is mature enough?

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We use TCP or UDP for all the connections. UDP is especially helpful for hole-punching as well.

The direct HTTP support is not fully supported yet. But we're excited for that because it'll allow you to use S3 or other static file servers as peers.

Dat works over any protocol, so it's just a matter of implementing it.

Thanks! I usseme i isimplemented in mafintosh/hyperdrive?

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