Rapidshare trick - It might come in handy for many

Here is a nice trick if you want to download at least two large files within the time-limit.

You need to have a large bandwidth to be able to use that. The trick exploits the character verification system (CAPTCHA) Rapidshare implements. As many should have noticed, the final waiting time for free users to reach the word verification part depends on the size of the to-be-downloaded file.

So, how do you get two files (or more depending on the delay and size of the files)?

Once the counter starts for the file you want to download, you reserve the right to download the file within some time-limit (I don't know the exact amount, since I haven't tried much, but I know that it is greater than 1 minute).

Therefore, if you start the counter to the second file (preferably the larger of the two) just before the counter of the first file reaches zero, you reserve the right to download that file.

If the size of the file is close to 100mb, the counter starts around 70, so, if you can download the first file within the timeout period of the second download, which is greater than (130 seconds including the initial waiting time), you can successfully download the second file (you cannot download at the same time, so click the download link just after the first file finishes).

This way, you can be able to download at the daily limit of members. Hopefully, someone can come up with a program to take advantage of this flaw.

You might feel a serious need for this if you accidentally come across a blog like http://chrisgoesrock.blogspot.com.

Update: I don't know why it differs, but when you use opera using the above method, you cannot download immediately, instead you are asked to wait 13 minutes.