You can use jdownloader to download hotfile links, but it seems to be hit or miss.
The first multipart AVI I tried to d/l from hotfile waited for me enter captcha codes for each consecutive part. If I didn't enter one within a few minutes, it would generate an error and then skip to the next part, eventually skipping over the entire file.
Yet, the very next hotfile multipart AVI in my jdownloader queue magically downloaded all by itself without any interaction from me. Naturally, I was delighted, but still can't figure out why. uzzled:
Hotfile only uses CAPTCHAs during part of the day. JDownloader can do all the work by itself when there is no CAPTCHA, but will need you to enter it if there is a CAPTCHA, otherwise JDownloader will error out.