zion5795 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I understand seeders but what are leachers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 http://btfaq.com/serve/cache/23.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 * leecher: A person who downloads, but fails to reciprocate the generosity of others by not sharing back. The word "leecher" carrys a strong negative connotation. Some people use the words "leecher" and "peer" interchangeably, though this practice is not recommended (as it may lead to word confusion).* peer: A user/client connected to the swarm. People sometimes refer to peers as "leechers," though they also use the same word to refer to its more negative connotation. It's recommended that you use the word "leecher" to strictly refer to people who don't share so to keep the distinction clear and confusion to a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zion5795 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thank you so much for going to the trouble to find that and share that with me. It helped me understand more about how this is working. That first reply didn't make any sense. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermanm Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 In the United States, most people's upload speed is a lot less than download speed. For example, with low-end DSL you get 1.5 Mbps down while you only get 128 Kbps up. If can't contribute back even 10% of what you downloaded, that makes you worst of the leechers (aka a "hit-n-runner"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkownagepeace Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 hermanm that's kind of hard to believe as I am using the cheapest dsl provider in my area I live in the US and I upload 50-150kb/s on multiple torrents. (sounds like an excuse for a leecher to use!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTHK Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 My cable line is ~4.3Mbps down and ~408Kbps up, current µT limits down 600KB/s and up 35-45KB/s, not much of a stretch really. It takes 13 to 17 times longer to reach 1:1 assuming 1 torrent and someone always around to download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 @darkownagepeace: Your ISP doesn't sound all that cheap then. My connection is 10mbit/s down and 384kbit/s up (lol, 80:3 ratio). Nevertheless, I agree that "I have a bad upload rate" is a bad excuse. Even with my (very) ugly speed ratio, I still manage to keep my global ratio at a cool 1.248 (used to be higher, but whatever). No one's asking people to keep ratios above 1.0 at ALL times; all that one needs is the dedication to keep seeding until one's ratio doesn't suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 DSL is not cable. You're confusing the technologies. Cable is more asymmetric (even) than DSL. Common cable speeds exceed 10:1 download ratio, whereas DSL can be closer to 2 or 3:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 No, I'm not confusing anything. You're assuming that connection type was the point of my post (which it's not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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