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Originally posted by Jibbler@26 April 2003 - 16:09
This is a common problem. ... Say someone gets 85% of a file, then gets cut off. If this were kazaa, he would have to jump back in que, and wait for an open slot. ... People realize that complete sources help files to spread, not partial ones.
I've seen people download 90% of a movie file from me, only to get disconnected. Sometimes, I'll never see this user again. So maybe they found another sources, but probably not, especially if its a rare file. Too bad a system isn't in place to "finish off" the file for this user. :rolleyes:
BearShare, Shareaza, Limewire, and Gnucleus and many other Gnutella programs make serious attempts to finish file uploads instead of only giving someone a large chunk and then forcing them to the bottom of the queue.