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+mdd stands for multicast data dump. It was designed for distributing
+a file using multicast. The primary goal was to replicate a hard disk
+image on all the workstations of a computer room at the same time.
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+The protocol used is rather simple and will not make any effort to avoid
+flooding your network. IGMP-snooping enabled switches are advised.