Stupid server semantic argument (was: Non Linux but network tech question)

[Ben Scott]

On 6/20/07, VirginSnow at vfemail.net <VirginSnow at vfemail.net> wrote:
> P2P apps like BitTorrent put similar burdens on the infrastructure to
> that which running ordinary "servers" would.  It seems to me that
> Comcrap ... should be equally prohibitive of P2P apps  ...

  It depends on the nature of the usage.  A lot of torrent users are
leaches, mainly downloading.  If you suck up a lot of upstream
bandwidth, you will eventually get warnings and possible disconnection
from Comcast.

  I'm confident it's a coincidence that this also happens to
discourage small-time production of video to be distributed via P2P,
but I'm also confident Comcast is quite happy with that coincidence.

-- Ben