I f'n hate Bit Torrent... >:(

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

AFAIK, it is a brilliant algorithm...

Chers.

Marc

> 
> Nothing.  Bitorrent works by taking little pieces of a file off of lots
> (or few, depending on who's got it and who's online) of peoples
> individual machines and putting them on your machine, and then you
> become a source as well (you begin to upload to other people).  Your
> download rates are based on who is on at any given time with that file.
>   1 person is on, you're getting 100% from that person, so it'll be
> slow. If 100 people are on, you're getting 1% from EACH person, and
> it'll go much quicker.  Just like Bearshare, the more sources, the
> faster it will go.  That's why source people need to leave their
> machines on all the time, so more people have access to it.  And if you
> download the file, and close the program (taking yourself off the web of
> shares), it is a very selfish and naughty thing to do.
> Nate
> Currently at .7% after 53 minutes.
> 
> Phil Boeye wrote:
> > At 1-2 KB/s, it will move a lot of stuff by about the
> > year 2050.  This sucks.  I am consistently uploading
> > faster than I am downloading.  What is absolutely
> > wrong with that?
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Blake Irvin <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>you are doing everything right - bt is like a semi
> >>truck - very slow
> >>to start, but can move a lot of stuff.
> >>
> >>blake/
> >>
> >>
> >>On Nov 2, 2005, at 9:27 PM, Phil Boeye wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>OK, someone wanna clue me?  I have yet to ever d/l
> >>
> >>a
> >>
> >>>torrent successfully.
> >>>
> >>>I d/l the program.  D/L the torrent file.  Then I
> >>>clicked on it.  It shows 0 Kb/s download rate and
> >>>obviously 0.0% done.  I say, WHAT THE F*CK?!?
> >>>
> >>>The file is in 'play' mode and nothing is being
> >>>uploaded.  And this is DSL.  I would really like
> >>
> >>to
> >>
> >>>know what I am doing incorrectly.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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