Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for sending multicast information to a user. The present uses agents, network programs, that reside on multicast-enabled computers. The agents receive multicast data packets sent to members of a multicast group. The agents repackage the multicast information into a unicast data packet and forward the unicast data packet to a client registered with the agent. The agent may maintain a list of clients for whom it provides service along with information on the multicast group(s) from which the client wants to receive information. Clients may register with an agent by sending a join message. In one embodiment of the present invention, the join message is sent to a source server, another computer program, that handles the assignment of clients to agents. The source server may maintain and/or generate information concerning client/agent pairings that may be used in the assignment process.