diff --git a/src/client.py b/src/client.py
--- a/src/client.py
+++ b/src/client.py
@@ -104,3 +104,33 @@ class Client:
 
 		log.info("closing session...")
 		dataFile.close()
+
+	def pullData(self,blocksToTransfer):
+		log.info(blocksToTransfer)
+		dataFile=open(self._filename, mode="rb+")
+		i1=-1
+
+		print(datetime.now(), "receiving data:")
+		with Connection(self._ssl) as (incoming,outcoming):
+			progress=Progress(len(blocksToTransfer))
+			for (k,i2) in enumerate(blocksToTransfer):
+				outcoming.writeMsg({"command":"req", "index":i2, "dataType":"data"})
+				jsonData,binData=incoming.readMsg()
+				assert jsonData["command"]=="send" and jsonData["index"]==i2 and jsonData["dataType"]=="data", jsonData
+
+				if i1+1!=i2:
+					dataFile.seek(i2*HashTree.BLOCK_SIZE)
+				dataFile.write(binData)
+
+				log.info("block #{0}: {1}...{2}".format(i2,binData[:5],binData[-5:]))
+
+				stats.logTransferredBlock()
+				i1=i2
+				progress.p(k)
+		progress.done()
+
+		with Connection(self._ssl) as (incoming,outcoming):
+			outcoming.writeMsg({"command":"end"})
+
+		log.info("closing session...")
+		dataFile.close()