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Bittorrent To Cause Internet Meltdown

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the packet-schmacket dept.

Gimble writes "Richard Bennett has an article at the Register claiming that a recent uTorrent decision to use UDP for file transfers to avoid ISP 'traffic management' restrictions will cause a meltdown of the internet reducing everybody's bandwidth to a quarter of their current value. Other folks have also expressed concern that this may not be the best thing for the internet."

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  1. I blame ... by Krneki · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The terrorists, it's all their fault.

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    Love many, trust a few, do harm to none.
  2. Re:A little extreme there, don't you think? by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Don't even pretend that most bit torrent traffic is legitimate and legal.

    Has it not percolated into your tiny brain that we don't recognize the legitimacy of the bodies that make the laws?

    Have you ever watched Charlie Brown? You know the bit where the adults are talking, but all anyone hears is "Whaa whaa, whaa whaa whaa whaa." That's you.

    Personally, I think the thing to do is to raze the offices of the politicians and corporate executives, with the people inside.

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    -1 Uncomfortable Truth