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kd6caeP2p Shouldn't Be A Crime
join:2001-08-27
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| p2p client imulating many protocols I agree with many users on this site that bit torrent traffic should be treated in the same way as web or ftp or streaming media traffic, in other words, don't mess with it!
I mean it's just packets of data after all. I find it quite interesting that ISP's are so willing to bloc various types of p2p traffick, not just BT, yet ISP's I've used that blocked my attempts to use p2p apps had no problem allowing me to use HTTP and FTP sites to download and upload data at full speed, the way it should be. I was also able to send multiple 256kbps audio streams to 3 different streaming servers, maxing out my upstream quite nicely. So ISP's are afraid of any packet that's p2p, yet other ways of maxing one's download or upload bandwidth, which the customer pays for, they have no problem with? Seems strange to me. I think what we need is a p2p app that can act as anything from an ftp or web server to a streaming media server or whatever protocol the user chooses to use, with multi-source download abilities of course. This insane thinking of well let's block just because it's peer-to-peer data it's rediculous and needs to stop. If I pay for say a 10mbps/1mbps connection that's always on, then who cares whether I'm using my connection for p2p traffic, streaming audio, or a giant ftp upload of a file backup to a remote server! quit telling us what apps we're able to use! | |
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 IgnitePremium,VIP
join:2004-03-18
UK | reply to kd6cae
Bittorrent is hugely resource heavy and comprises a large chunk of the total bandwidth usage on the internet.
Also unlike most of other uses of bandwdidth it's not interactive, you can just leave your client seeding and soak up bandwidth indefinitely, which is a major issue on upstream limited cable networks.
If BT weren't used so heavily it would be left alone, as it is we all love getting something for free. | |
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