Posted by db on 01/20/27 11:30

"anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
news:3scpk3FnlntfU1@individual.net...
> George Hester wrote:
>> "anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:3s7pdqFmvoanU2@individual.net...
>>
>>>Don Wiss wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:05:44 +0100, anthonyberet <nospam@me.invalid>
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>>>There are arguments against sharing incomplets, such as
>>>>>quality-checking
>>>>>etc, but don't forget that incomplete large files (over 100mb total)
>>>>>are
>>>>>pretty much essential for large files to propagate effectivley.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I disagree. Because of leeching the WinMX is upload bandwidth
>>
>> constricted.
>>
>>>>Even many people that share a lot of files choke down their upload
>>>>bandwidth. So getting bytes is dependent on this limitation, and not
>>>>whether you are downloading from a completed file or an incomplete.
>>>>
>>>>The only time incompletes help bandwidth is from the people that only
>>
>> share
>>
>>>>incompletes. If they didn't share them they would not be supplying any
>>>>bytes into the network.
>>>>
>>>
>>>er hang on, are you saying that although I share complete files and large
>>>incomplete files, when somebody downloads from an incomplete, that this
>>>doesn't help the network?
>>>Data is data - as long as not corrupted, more sources of a file are
>>>always going to help, not hinder.
>>
>>
>> Anthony 100% shared files which are uncorrupted because they are full are
>> better than 2% of INCOMPLETE files wherein they are corrupted.
>
> Yes I agree - that isn't what I am promoting though.
>
>> I chose 2%
>> that is very small. The file I am thinking about has 95% corrunpted on
>> the
>> Network all partials which you think is good to share.
>
> I think it is better to share them yes, although not ideal.
> I would rather be able to get 95%, even if I need to trim.
> However, if I *never* saw a full file, I wouldn't download it in the first
> place, let alone share it!
>
>> And that is not the
>> only one. If all users shared just complete files that would be the end
>> of
>> the File Mismatch error.
>
> That is simply not true - corruption can occur when crashing during a
> download of a complete file, just as surely as with an incomplete.
>
>> Now I know if your files are under 5MB that is no
>> big deal but files that are 1GB this can be a major pain in the butt.
>> Because once corrupted they will drown out the valid files.
>>
> I can't see why they would drown out the complete files, unless the
> complete files have disappeared from the network.

Oh my, anyone remember this?;
http://www.nodata.plus.com/stuff/incompletes.htm

:o

[Back to original message]