I can understand what you are saying, it BT is an efficient way to send data. The problem lies in the 99.998% of what is transferred is illegal files that are copyrighted. If BT could take care of that problem, I might allow it on my network. For now, I use ftp.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David E. Smith Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 4:12 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Look how ComCast deals with P2P Scottie Arnett wrote: > In my opinion, if they have something legit to transfer, they can > setup and use ftp. It works faster anyways IMHO. You've obviously never been on a well-seeded torrent. :) Seriously, plug yourself into your NOC right after a "big" Linux release (the new version of Ubuntu, released earlier this week, would be a good example). One of the fellows in my office did this yesterday, and was pulling about 30Mbps for the (very brief) time he needed to download the CD image. You may need a fairly new computer, to be sure the networking stack and hard drive can keep up. A few years back, I did this same experiment with an older notebook; somewhere around 8Mbps, the laptop just locked up, and the hard drive (which was audibly crunching from all the random writes being asked of it) never worked again :( Not many Web sites or FTP servers, aside from ones set up specifically for this sort of thing, match that speed. The best downloads I normally get from Microsoft (presumably an Akamai mirror of them, actually) is maybe 10-15Mbps. From a purely technical standpoint, BitTorrent is amazingly efficient at distributing copies of bits. It's those other things like economics that are such a problem at times... David Smith MVN.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.1/1079 - Release Date: 10/19/2007 5:10 AM -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 2481 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.1/1079 - Release Date: 10/19/2007 5:10 AM --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] Dial-Up Internet service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $9.99/mth. Check out www.info-ed.com for information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
