[H-GEN] Multi-thread downloads
David Jericho
davidj at tucanatech.com
Thu May 27 03:58:30 EDT 2004
Harry Phillips wrote:
> I don't run a public web/ftp server so I am curious, how many of those
> of you that do max out your bandwidth?
What are you defining as bandwidth of a delivered service? The raw bits
per second rate, the packets per second rate, or the ability of a server
to deliver, or the monetary cost of consuming bandwidth?
Or hopefully, the combination of all four. And yes, I have in the past.
> Is it a case of buying as much bandwidth as possible so that it doesn't
> max out?
Are _you_ going to pay for it? You attempt to bite Sarah's head off for
suggesting that you pay for your own bandwidth yet you refuse to
acknowledge that your habits cost other people money. I know of mirror
admins who reach for the pickaxe everytime they see a leech come along
with their parallel downloader.
And the answer is no.
I try to maximise my service to as many people as I can, within realms
of usable. You come along and attempt to rape as many of my resources as
possible without concern for other people. You can argue that it's only
you doing it, but if every user did it we'd be back at square one. And
there'd be a hell of a lot more packet headers flying around.
To paraphrase Fight Club, "You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.
You are a set of numbers in my IP stack the same as everything else."
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David Jericho
Who just reread Netheads verus Bellheads
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