Phobos99 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 hey guys,i noticed on a couple of private trackers, that leechers are preferred over seeders by downloaders. so staying leecher is much better for ones ratio. so i was wondering, is this a feature of the bt protocol, utorrent or is it in the settings of the tracker?thanks,Phobos99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Downloaders don't have any specific preference -- they'll take any peer that can upload to them, and keep the fastest ones.BitTorrent is loosely based around the idea of tit-for-tat, where if someone uploads to you, you are more likely to favor that peer and upload back. Because seeders already have all pieces, they have no incentive to upload to anyone -- they don't need anything from anyone else. That doesn't necessarily mean you'll always upload less as a seeder, though; it's just one facet of behavior that you might want to keep in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phobos99 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 ultima: the thing is, this is happening even when one stay leecher by not downloading sample file (for example), so noones uploading to you, but you are still preferred over other seeders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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