On Friday 07 September 2007 12:38, Whil Hentzen wrote: <snip> > Found a 2.7 GB DVD iso for the main distro. Clicked on the http link out > of some place in the Netherlands. Same line as the BitTorrent > connection. 50 minutes later I have a DVD burned and ready to play with > > Meanwhile, the torrent still has 4:12 to go. > > Well, I'm not using the line for anything else, so what the hell, I'll > let it sit open all day.
Hi Whil! The gossip is that BitTorrent slows you to a crawl if you don't "share" enough. If you don't upload a lot, they slow down your downloads. I have no idea if it is true or not. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
