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All the techs you're mentioning are workarounds for downloading large files from usenet, a protocol mindnumbingly inappropriate for that task. BitTorrent has e
by mseebach 16y ago
All the techs you're mentioning are workarounds for downloading large files from usenet, a protocol mindnumbingly inappropriate for that task.
BitTorrent has errorchecking, and it's very good (SHA-1 hashed of each chunk, sized 32k-4m). RARs error-checking is geared towards fixing permanently damaged files, because re-getting a broken chuck was infeasible. Re-downloading up to 4mb is not an issue in this day and age, if it is ever necessary - which it's usually not.
BT also supports multiple files, no need to deal with RARs or ZIPs or whatever.
And what's the deal with full speed? The structure of the data being downloaded has zero bearing on the speed in BT. I have yet to come across a well-seeded torrent that couldn't max out whatever bandwidth I threw at it.