Re: [NTLK] Newton Museum DVDs

Matt,

You are correct except for a minor detail. Anyone who is seeding
(this includes those that have completed the download and stay
connected, still allowing people to download from them) don't only
distribute the file once. They may, in fact, end up distributing the
file many, many times over, but not necessarily in its entirety or to
one person every time. (Minor detail).

As you said, the benefit is that everyone that has downloaded part of
the file can upload that part of the file to anyone else. This gives
performance benefits and reduces the bandwidth requirements for those
seeding.

Very much like instant digital karma. :)

Morgan Aldridge

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On Mar 24, 2006, at 8:33 AM, Matthew Surles wrote:
> Hello all:
> I've been following the torrent discussion, and I think there may be a
> little confusion about what a torrent actually is.  If I'm off-base, I
> apologize in advance.
>
> Quite simply, it distributes the file over many computers which all  
> act as
> "seeds", so that no single computer bears the burden of being the only
> source for a file.
>
> Or, in a little more detail, there is not just one person who hosts  
> the
> file.  As soon as the person seeding the file begins to share it, the
> leechers all begin to share what they have received.  For example,  
> person #1
> shares "Part X" of the download with person #2, and then person #2  
> shares
> "Part X" with persons #3 & 4, etc.  Meanwhile, the seeder has only
> distributed the file one time, greatly reducing his bandwidth, and  
> those
> people downloading also upload.
>
> It's kind of like instant digital karma.  Everybody who takes, also  
> gives
> back.
>
> -matt
>
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