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  1. Re:Changing BitComet's User-Agent on BitComet Banned From Private Trackers · · Score: 1
    Trying to enforce artificial tracker-centric limits is pointless. Leeches and "freeloaders" can mod Azureus and other OSS BT clients to bypass/ignore artificial restrictions like 'private flag' and ratios. For ratios/leech-ban, anyone can mod an OSS client to make it report an arbitrary yet plausible upload count, a simple form of which could be U(n) = U(n-1) + k1 * (0.5+rnd()) * (D(n) - D(n-1) + k0). (where 0 = rnd() = 1 and k0/k1 are used to tweak the simulated traffic profile)... or even simpler than that, append an extra random digit to the upload volume and the ratio magically goes from 1:10 to 1:1.
    This is definitely informative for me :) Anyone with knowledge on how bit torrent limit upload/download ratio through tracker? I'm also curious on how you mod an OSS client mentioned in InvalidError's post. I'm not going to mod my bittorrent clients but I'm just really curious how to go about doing it. I believe in sharing as this is the way to keep torrents alive and strong! ;) Well, if you don't want to post publicly, you can send your comments/replies to me at raffles_tony[at]hotmail[dot]com.
  2. Re:If you apply that argument to other rights ... on Wikipedia Hoax Author Confesses · · Score: 1
    Chase resigned because, he said, he did not want to cause problems for his company. Seigenthaler urged Chase's boss to rehire him, but Chase said this had not happened.

    Seigenthaler, founder of the First Amendment Center, said that as a longtime advocate of free speech, he found it awkward to be tracking down someone who had exercised that right. "I still believe in free expression," he said. "What I want is accountability."
    Chase has definitely shown accountability to confess. He should get his job back then, don't you think? Because like Seigenthaler said, he believes in free expression and accountability... both qualities shown in Chase. ;)