> I'm using ktorrent because it has more junk on the screen to keep > you occupied while waiting :-). One of the things it displays in the > status is very similar to other torrent clients, and I've never > seen any explanation of it. There are two boxes, one labeled > Leechers: the other labeled Seeders: Inside the boxes are numbers > like this: 5(10) or 1(1). From: http://abhinav.thinknest.com/archives/date/2006/07/ # Seed : A seed is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers it for upload. The more seeds there are, the better the chances are for completion of the file. # Leech : A leech is a peer that does not have a complete copy of the torrent yet. When downloading is complete, it may stay around and seed the file as a seed so that others can complete their download. The term leech is also used for peers that have very poor upload/download ratios or leave the swarm immediately after their downloads are complete. (See Etiquette.) The leeches usually contribute a majority of the bandwidth in a swarm. I'm on the torrent now, getting 12KB/s down and pushing 20KB/s up. As people complete the download it will get faster (hopefully). It would be great if I could use both my broadband connections to pull the files... -- * The Digital Hermit http://www.digitalhermit.com * Unix and Linux Solutions kwan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list