tag:www.barbarafeldman.com,2008://1/tag:www.barbarafeldman.com,2005://1.930- Comments for Torrents and Bit Torrent Welcome to my office. I am Barbara J. Feldman, syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, author, mother, wife and Net surfer supreme (not listed in order of importance, of course). Movable Type 4.1 tag:www.barbarafeldman.com,2005://1.930 2005-05-31T18:13:11Z 2007-02-27T23:53:12Z Torrents and Bit Torrent BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) software tool that distributes download bandwidth among those who are downloading. The problem with offering large files from your website is that a surge in... http://www.surfnetkids.com BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) software tool that distributes download bandwidth among those who are downloading. The problem with offering large files from your website is that a surge in traffic can crash your web server. BitTorrent rewards those that share their bandwidth by using cooperative distribution, also known as swarming downloads. With the rise in popularity of podcasting (and huge audio files) torrents are gaining ground.

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