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Originally posted by Jibbler@22 April 2003 - 22:36
Lets say I have a file, a new movie, that I'm going to make available. No matter how I share it, only those people on my supernode will be able to download it. If I setup my kazaa for multiple connects, like 10 for instance, then 10 users could download at once. All those users are getting very slow download speeds, so it will take forever to get this file to all of them. Essentially, I've created lots of partial downloads, but still there are no more sources available. Makes sense so far right?
Ok, here is where I come in. Partial downloads do not help files to spread, only completed files are recognized as available sources. So if I powershare the file, and I'm able to get the complete file to other fast users, they will disconnect and eventually reconnect on different nodes, thus the file will actually spread. So by sending the file to other fast users, it becomes available on more supernodes, and thus gets to you quicker. This is the trouble with using sig2dat for rare files. You hash it and post it, but most people can't find sources, because the files are not being spread fast enough.
Ok, then by definition you are on top of the food chain (he he).