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Why shouldn't I just seed a file as a torrent? torrents let the people who started downloading, upload segments they have already downloaded...
by marcus 18y ago
Why shouldn't I just seed a file as a torrent? torrents let the people who started downloading, upload segments they have already downloaded...
- tlrobinson 18y agoThis seems a bit simpler, especially if you don't already have a BitTorrent client. But perhaps Streamfile could be a frontend to a simplified BitTorrent tracker. I don't know the details of how the BitTorrent protocol works, could it start seeding a partially uploaded file, or does it require knowledge of the entire file before seeding can begin?
- marcus 18y agoYes you start seeding, without uploading a single bit. People connect to your public/private tracker, and start downloading the data from you and from other downloaders who have already downloaded very small chunks of the file. But you're right this solution is a bit simpler for the average user.
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- cstejerean 18y agoI would have a hard time explaining bit torrent to my parents.