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Re: It's official, Bittorrent doesn't suck.

  • Subject: Re: It's official, Bittorrent doesn't suck.
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 07:10:11 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
  • References: <pan.2006.05.13.02.16.51.526426@shaw.ca> <53egj3-uju.ln1@ridcully.fsnet.co.uk> <Ffo9g.2019$y4.92@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net> <p5Gdnersabrw2fvZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@comcast.com> <2613838.Xgqg8OWScu@schestowitz.com> <pan.2006.05.14.06.03.22.60090@shaw.ca>
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__/ [ Bobbie ] on Sunday 14 May 2006 07:02 \__

> While performing an interpretive dance to Enya's Carribean Blue, Roy
> Schestowitz exclaimed:
> 
>> __/ [ Linonut ] on Saturday 13 May 2006 21:41 \__
>> 
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>> 
>>>> In article <53egj3-uju.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Bobbie <bobbie4(remove-this)@shaw.ca> did eloquently scribble:
>>>>>> Well I took spike1's advise (I tried the bittorrent web page and nada,
>>>>>> a FAQ but not much else) and opened ports 6880 to 6980.
>>>> ...
>>>>> You're welcome... Before slagging off a program... Look it up and ask
>>>>> first.
>>>>>:)
>>>>
>>>> Or slag it for the right reason.  Needing to open 100 ports sucks.
>>> 
>>> How else are you going to connect to a 100 peers, though?
>> 
>> Same port. Like pipelining in HTTP. TCP packers, as in any other case,
>> have layers below port number. That aside, isn't a connection to 100 peers
>> make him somewhat of a lamer (hacker's terminology)?
>> 
>>         http://www.answers.com/topic/lamer
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> 
>> Roy
> 
> Damned id I do damned if I don't.
> So what's a fair number of ports to open?

Opinion: Just make sure you give as much as you get. Make it reciprocal.

Best wishes,

Roy

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