davexnet, on 15 May 2022 - 05:33 PM, said:
It's also a problem with torrents. If you were a member of a private tracker and your port was not open,
you would probably have a hard time maintaining your ratio and you'd most likely be kicked out.
What do you mean "the alternative works for everyone" ?
The alternative IS torrents. They took over, became the "Main Stream" option. The eD2k used to host over 18 million users, now (with low-id) I don't even see 100,000. But on the rare occasion that I might torrent I really don't have any major trouble with this connection or with ratio. Never had troubles keeping a proper ratio (and had memberships on a couple of the forums that
started the ratio tracking) even with a NAT'd connection.
My main problem with ratio now is due to the lack of available users to share with. Low-id might be the cause of that but in the past - because of the much higher user base - low-id was only a minor hindrance, a little patience was all you really needed. You're having troubles because of it, too. With high-id you should have a MUCH bigger queue.
davexnet, on 15 May 2022 - 05:33 PM, said:
Today I had something in my small queue (about 15) that I'd never seen before -
there were 8 users all trying to upload the same file from me. Only one of them was HighID.
I don't see that as a problem.
All I see is high-id clients. They're the only folks who upload from me and to me. So basically what you're saying is that you would like to give them an even bigger network share than they already have. Remember, they already have access to approx 90% more sources than low-id clients.
davexnet, on 15 May 2022 - 05:33 PM, said:
I would like to be able to devote most of bandwidth to that HighID user, but it's not so simple with the controls that are available. In general he tends to get more B/W anyway, becasue the HighID is a more reliable connection.
Actually you can already, between friendslots and a Mod with powershare. At least one of the Mods even lets you set the upload speed for slots, and the client opens slots as necessary to make sure that the bandwidth gets used.
I just don't see the necessity. They already have access to way more sources and as you pointed out, a more reliable connection.
davexnet, on 15 May 2022 - 05:33 PM, said:
What is the technical reason HighID is not available to you?
Simple, not my connection. Too many health problems, haven't worked in over 2 years now. But I live in a liberal city with a liberal library that not only provides hotspots, but doesn't block or throttle file-sharing.
Go figure. And bless them, one and all.