why are downloads so fast

**irish66** · May 25th, 2007, 07:36 AM

I guess the heading says it all.

**MoonMan** · May 25th, 2007, 08:04 AM

Good internet connection? Multiple sources from which to download from? Files are on fast, reliable servers?

Is there anything specific you are wondering about it?

**mascott** · May 25th, 2007, 08:17 AM

On your next bit torrent download, take a look at the Seeds & Peers amount. The Seeds are seeding and the peers or leeches are probably uploading as well. That's an awful lot of sources for your client to draw from and some trackers are better than others.

**irish66** · May 25th, 2007, 05:41 PM

Thank you for replies.
But aren't Torrents ie getting files from somewhere like Demonoid, and Newsgroups ie getting files from usenet two completly different methods of downloading.
Actually Torrents are my least favourite method of getting stuff. You have to depend on seeders.
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vishal_01 · May 25th, 2007, 05:51 PM

torrents will be fast if ur on a good tracker e.g sct or ftn

**irish66** · May 26th, 2007, 06:02 AM

What is a tracker.
Is Demonoid a tracker?
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**mascott** · May 26th, 2007, 08:16 AM

Irish66 - Think of Trackers like traffic cops, they just direct the traffic that emanates from one source and goes to another. That same tracker can also direct and record the traffic from the new source (when you see you client uploading). I know of no tracker that has any 'copyrighted material' on it.

**Mels_Smileys45** · May 26th, 2007, 08:45 AM

Why are people talking about torrents? This thread is about usenet!

**mascott** · May 26th, 2007, 09:00 AM

Mels_Smiley45 - The Forum may have a title that reads Usenet, however many readers go beyond the title and read the thread along with specific questions which concern torrents. Then they try to help the person.

**Mels_Smileys45** · May 26th, 2007, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by mascott

Mels_Smiley45 - The Forum may have a title that reads Usenet, however many readers go beyond the title and read the thread along with specific questions which concern torrents. Then they try to help the person.

No, you started your own topic about what you wanted to talk about in the wrong forum . You seem to think that filesharing means bittorrent and thats not what the poster was asking about.

This is the usenet forum and you brought up that he should check seeds, there are no seeds as such. Admit you screwed up and did not pay attention to what this person was asking! lol Your answer made no sense at all. You only confused the guy by going off topic. Its good to try to help but you provided the wrong answer. :icon_scra

**napho** · May 26th, 2007, 04:10 PM

Invasion of the BitTorrent groupies. Now all we need is Firefox fans telling us how it rox0rs. :drunken_s

**irish66** · May 26th, 2007, 04:12 PM

thanks for explanation.
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**irish66** · May 27th, 2007, 09:26 AM

ah! so.
Right, The very helpful person was referring to Torrent trackers, wheras I was asking questions about newsgroups.
To misquote the opening of an old tv comedy series "Confused? you will be after reading this thread" :)
Who knows what comedy series I am referring to?
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