Re: [Gnu-arch-users] New feature at the mirror + request for help

[Aaron Bentley]

Parker, Ron wrote:

> One word of warning, those downloading a torrent must at the same time be
> sharing the torrent.  This does not work for anyone behind an opaque
> firewall and they rapidly become supplier starved because they are not able
> to give back to the network.
My understanding is that those behind a firewall can only upload to 
those who aren't behind a firewall.  Those who don't have firewalls have 
more potiential peers than those who do.

Aaron