public boolean startDownload(final FrostDownloadItem dlItem) {

    if (dlItem == null || dlItem.getState() != FrostDownloadItem.STATE_WAITING) {
      return false;
    }

    dlItem.setDownloadStartedTime(System.currentTimeMillis());

    dlItem.setState(FrostDownloadItem.STATE_PROGRESS);

    final String gqid = dlItem.getGqIdentifier();
    final File targetFile = new File(dlItem.getDownloadFilename());
    boolean isDda =
        fcpTools.startPersistentGet(dlItem.getKey(), gqid, targetFile, dlItem.getPriority());
    dlItem.setDirect(!isDda);

    return true;
  }