3 ms·
Why would the that be the protocol's responsibility?
by TheRealPomax 6y ago
Why would the that be the protocol's responsibility?
- convery 6y agoMaybe not 'responsibility', but I guess it'd be nice to have some kind of proxy protocol so that seeders can proxy requests for people with annoying ISPs.. or they could just use a VPN like everyone else =P
- TheRealPomax 6y agoI'm not sure that makes sense for regular torrents (e.g. linux distros, large audio software packages, WoW updates, Adobe downloader, etc. etc.) even if it would be a nice-to-have for folks who use torrents for less than legal purposes. And as such, probably not something they can put in without it basically being a signal that they're "helping piracy" (something bittorrent has had to fight an uphill battle for already... I doubt they want to redo that fight)
- greycol 6y agoI'd assume that a protocol that gets faster for files the more nodes who use it and the faster those nodes transmit would try to solve real world issues stopping more nodes/faster speeds from those nodes. The word 'responsibility' that you used is of course too strong a word, however the comment 'it would be nice' to have is definitely true assuming we want downloads to be faster.
- chii 6y agomay be "design goal" is more appropriate a term, rather than responsibility.