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What exactly is a torrent and what makes it better/worse then something like Kaaza ... etc ...

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For each byte you download you need to upload a byte. Which means using it via Telkom doubles the size of the download.

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Bit torrant is like a p2p network. u get a torrant (the file) seeds (completed host file)and you get the general whore. how it works is like a mesh. There must be at least one seed and then people download off him/her. but in the process other people download from u what you have already downloaded. it makes a big mesh and so everyone downloads off every one. Once the file has downloaded they recommend you let your download seed so other people download of you. this is excelent in theory but on a capped line madness. It is not 1 bit for 1 bit though. I average on a 30% contension and i don't seed at all but on a 1000meg file that is 300meg uploaded and that is average it can be more and it can be less.

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Depends primarily on your need, and whether you are willing to utilise your constrained bandwidth volume capacity for this purpose. I suppose it really depends on the extent to which you're willing to participate in community utilisation of facilities - in our context, most users are hard put to sacrifice for the common good, seeing that we have such limited facilities anyway, thanx to Telkrap...
 
Dunno - don't use them. Other forumites might be able to advise...
 
There was a local hub for dc++ , Zahub, i think. Not sure if its still around.
u can d/l the client at sourceforge.net


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