I'm using ktorrent because it has more junk on the screen to
keep
you occupied while waiting :-). One of the things it displays in the
status is very similar to other torrent clients, and I've never
seen any explanation of it. There are two boxes, one labeled
Leechers: the other labeled Seeders: Inside the boxes are numbers
like this: 5(10) or 1(1).
From:
http://abhinav.thinknest.com/archives/date/2006/07/
# Seed : A seed is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers
it for upload. The more seeds there are, the better the chances are for completion
of the file.
# Leech : A leech is a peer that does not have a complete copy of the torrent yet.
When downloading is complete, it may stay around and seed the file as a seed so that
others can complete their download. The term leech is also used for peers that have
very poor upload/download ratios or leave the swarm immediately after their
downloads are complete. (See Etiquette.) The leeches usually contribute a majority
of the bandwidth in a swarm.
I'm on the torrent now, getting 12KB/s down and pushing 20KB/s up. As people
complete the download it will get faster (hopefully).
It would be great if I could use both my broadband connections to pull the files...
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