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How does tit-for-tat work? Is it still enabled? I don't think I've seen it much lately.
by StavrosK 6y ago
How does tit-for-tat work? Is it still enabled? I don't think I've seen it much lately.
- gruez 6y agoIt's implemented in the choking algorithm. Basically if bandwidth or upload slots are limited, your peer with preferentially upload to peers that have reciprocated to you. AFAIK most clients implement this.
- StavrosK 6y agoInteresting, thanks!
- londons_explore 6y agoIt isn't so important now most people have fast enough internet. Back when people left things downloading for days, there were severe shortages of people willing to upload, and tit-for-tat encouraged uploading, solving the issue.