VDQ : bittorrent & servers

[chip]

1. Bittorrent has an algorithm in that rewards those who help.  You can 
completely block upload if you want, and it will still let you download . . 
. Bittorrent download speeds increase over time based on how much you 
help.  For example when I used it to pull down the RedHat 9.0 images, I 
started at about 12K down, by the end I was getting about 180K down . . .

2. If you aren't offering web services, turn apache off by changing the 
runlevel script from an S script to a K script . . . if you aren't sure 
what I mean, email me . . .

That goes for most services, if you don't need it, turn it off . . .
Chip

At 09:11 AM 5/2/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>         I think I see, through a glass darkly, that when you're
>downloading from bittorrent, you're also running a server. Some of us
>little guys have firewalls, such as they are, which *start* with not
>running any servers (afaik) -- on the grounds that running one exposes
>you to risks which require more expertise than we've got. Is there a
>real problem here, or am I just confused?
>
>         Btw, I have noticed that 2.3 starts apache on boot; does that
>make any sense for those of us who have no web page and don't plan to
>get one?
>
>--
>Beartooth Implacable <karhunhammas (at) lserv.com>
>PhD, Double Retiree, Neo-Redneck, Linux Duffer, Curmudgeon
>What do they know of computers, who only windows know?
>
>
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