On 11/22/2016 04:02 PM, jd1008 wrote: > > > On 11/22/2016 05:45 AM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> >> On 11/20/2016 03:06 PM, jd1008 wrote: >>> FYI. >>> >>> Quiting ktorrent does not cause ktorrent to exit. >>> After I quit, I run ps -ef | grep ktorrent >>> and it is still running long after I quit. >>> >> hi jd. >> >> it has been years when last ran a torrent download. do not recall about >> problems in terminating, other than someone was pulling from me. >> >> >> are you sure all operations are finished? >> how do you have 'configure shutdown' set? >> are any 'events' still running? >> any plugins still running? >> are you running log files? >> >> >> think about running 'wireshark', or some other analyzer to watch traffic. >> >> running 'kde system monitor' and watching 'system load' is an easy way >> to see ups/downs'. 'process table' will show you when it actually >> stops running, select 'memory' and 'own processes'. >> >> > Well, I don't know. > When I ask ktorrent to quit, it OUGHT to mean cease and desist (i.e. > stop) all operations. > If that is NOT what it does, then it is a flaw. > maybe yes, maybe no. maybe ktorrent is written to finish any active operations before program closes. such as, some 1, 2, or 3 others are pulling from you. if you totally shut down on some, anyone pulling from you has to find another site to pull. such would increase total time for other user. concept of torrent is to find a _close_ site to pull from, thereby decreasing pull time. example. you need a 5GB file that is at a far off remote site that is only available over 10 hops and each hop is at 10MB. via torrent, there are 20 sites, where each is 4 hops at 600MB. which would you rather pull from? what is going to happen if 5 of those sites shut down on you? one of the torrent programs i have used showed, by default, the various sites i was connected to, speed, bytes pulled. during the pull, sites would drop out and be replaced, speed would go up and down. i found it interesting to watch. not important, but interesting. torrent is all about sharing the load and gaining speed. -- The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 KDE 4.3.4 peace out. tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+= _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
