So, if I'm an end user, I go to a site and click the link to begin downloading. Under the hood, the file is actually coming from multiple locations? Or would I need to setup bittorrent myself to be able to download?
I can see that I was misinterpreting things (it was late when I read the FAQ). But I'm still not quite connecting how the whole system would work. This is probably a case where I need to do it before I understand it properly. I'll look at getting things set up on my server later tonight (now that I've been able to do a backup). Shawn -----Original Message----- From: Jesse Kline [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 1:36 PM To: CLUG TALK Subject: RE: (clug-talk) Cluggix Downloads + Bittorrent On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 00:19, Shawn wrote: > I just read up on Bittorrent a little. It appears that it is coded to give > preferential treatment to those who upload lots when it comes to queing > downloads. Did I miss something in my readings? If not, I don't think this > would really help out too much. I think you're misunderstanding a bit. Don't think of it as queing. Everyone is downloading all at the same time, no one has to wait. > So, if I interpret this right, you gain the benifits by joining a peer-peer > network, and contributing. If we are looking to distribute Cluggix, I doubt > very many of the people who'll want it will want to join a p2p network just > to get it. Don't think of it as a network either. It's not like Kazaa or any other p2p network. You tell the Bittorrent client the location of the .torrent file. This file tells the client what tracker to d/l from. The nice thing about BT is that it will not only download from the tracker, but it will also download the bits that other people have downloaded directly from those people, or from people who have completed the download and have left their client running. This allows for the opposite of the slashdot effect to occur because the more people that are downloading the file, the faster everyone gets to download. It also takes the strain off one single server since everyone is hosting the file. It really is sweet, give it a try. Jesse -- Jesse Kline, RHCT
