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Posted by DB_Story on 06/09/06 05:57
I never share incompletes because I haven't verified them as valid. If you
have a fake, corrupt, or just plain bad file, you don't want it to continue
to be shared around the network.
"anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
news:4egjmqF1efu1mU1@individual.net...
> I am just downloading a file from one source, and another peer is also
> uploading it from me at the same time. This is not particularly rare
> (and is one reason why I always share my incomplete folder).
>
> However, in this case, I notice that the peer uploading from me has a
> very fast connection, and it is matching my downloading of the file
> almost k-for-k. When my download slows for a while, so does my uploader.
> Then it recovers and seem always to show the same filesize as mine (or
> even a bit larger until my screen updates).
>
> This surprises me, as I would have thought they would reach the end of
> the file on my HD and drop out with 'sent all bytes of incomplete file'.
> This is not happening, and they look as though they will stay with me
> until I finish the file. This is cool, but I didn't think it could happen.
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