Re: N E 1 got shit Broadband access, very slow n.m

Posted by programmer on 05/March/2006 at 13:35:

In Reply to: N E 1 got shit Broadband access, very slow n.m posted by PurpleTulip on 04/March/2006 at 15:48:

a file sharing protocol called BitTorrent now takes up a third of internet traffic, even by the most conservative estimates. The true figure is probably higher ...

... ISPs have, increasingly, opted to block BitTorrent (and indeed other P2P protocols as well) using technology known as traffic shaping ...

... As of last weekend the three biggest torrent programs carry automatic encryption and ... [ISPs] ... are looking at a big hole in their metaphorical dyke

Encrypted BitTorrent prevents ISPs limiting BitTorrent traffic.

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Comments:	: <i>a file sharing protocol called BitTorrent now takes up a third of internet traffic, even by the most conservative estimates. The true figure is probably higher ... : ... ISPs have, increasingly, opted to block BitTorrent (and indeed other P2P protocols as well) using technology known as traffic shaping ... : ... As of last weekend the three biggest torrent programs carry automatic encryption and ... [ISPs] ... are looking at a big hole in their metaphorical dyke</i> : <a href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4758636.stm>Encrypted BitTorrent prevents ISPs limiting BitTorrent traffic.</href>

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