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New release of BitTorrent out
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bram Cohen)
Sun Jan 6 11:33:20 2002
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 17:37:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Bram Cohen <bram@gawth.com>
To: BitTorrent@yahoogroups.com, p2p-hackers@zgp.org,
Crypto List <cryptography@wasabisystems.com>
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A new release of BitTorrent is out, along with a new page -
http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/
New in this release -
New file in demo, in case you already got the old one :-)
A complete rewrite of all the upload/download logic
Tit-for-tat upload preferences
TCP buffering awareness
Better install process under UNIX
And tons of other small improvements.
We did a test run of the new release yesterday, and it handled six
simultaneous downloaders without breaking a sweat, my guess is the current
version handles twenty no problem.
This release marks the confluence of two events -
a) BitTorrent getting mature enough to be used commercially
b) Bram has spent enough time unemployed and needs to find a job
If you're one of the many companies who could benefit from reduced
bandwidth costs, now would be a good time to hire me to ensure BitTorrent
reaches full maturity.
-Bram Cohen
"Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent"
-- John Maynard Keynes
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