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BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of Traffic

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-lot-of-bits dept.

Pranjal writes "According to a reuters article on Yahoo, BitTorrent accounts for an astounding 35 percent of all the traffic on the Internet -- more than all other peer-to-peer programs combined -- and dwarfs mainstream traffic like Web pages." The article goes on to talk about how BT is no longer beneath the radar of those who like to sue file sharers.

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  1. Great... by ProdigySim · · Score: 0, Troll

    Thanks for writing that article!
    Now we all have to find another way to P2P!

    1. Re:Great... by spreerpg · · Score: 0, Troll

      Sure, if you like hot but sechs. You go girl! (HIGH WEDGE)

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  2. Re:Someone has to say it by MaineCoon · · Score: 0, Troll
    What the FUCK does this have to do with my rights?
    You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be used against you by being quoted out of context by /. trolls.
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  3. Re:Prediction: The creators get sued anyway by tsm_sf · · Score: 0, Troll

    Now is when the lawyers find out that The Internet != Jesusland (previously, USA)

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  4. Re:Prediction: The creators get sued anyway by tsm_sf · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's fine for the kids. Here in the adult world respect is gained and lost based on your actions, not the office you hold.

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  5. BT isn't a P2P protocol! by Asprin · · Score: -1, Troll


    BT isn't a P2P protocol, it's a file distribution protocol. Geez I hate when the mainstream press tries to report on tech.

    Morans!

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  6. Re:Prediction: The creators get sued anyway by tsm_sf · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hehe, my bad. You'll forgive me if I'm a little defensive and snippy for the next, oh, four years or so.

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  7. Re:OT: Growing Pains II TV Movie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Kirk Cameron is HOT now!
    Too bad he only has eyes for Jesus, though.

  8. Re:so little HTTP bandwidth? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    For the ISP I work for, our traffic usually averages about:

    20% SMTP
    5% FTP
    15% SSH (so high, because several customers do backup via scp)
    45% NTP
    15% HTTP

    Notice there's no BT trafffic. I've attempted to use that piece of junk, and I guess all the traffic use is due to people have to attempt downloads multiple times. In all of the monitoring I've done, I haven't seen any BT traffic other than my own. I seriously doubt the 35% is correct.

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