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IsTom
494 days ago
You can download and share only selected parts of a torrent. With enough people you're going to get full coverage anyway.
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nicce
494 days ago
Assuming that people randomly select the portions.
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vincnetas
494 days ago
how do you coordinate who downloads which part?
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IsTom
494 days ago
Torrents track availability of pieces, you can seed ones with least availability if you want that.
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WhyNotHugo
485 days ago
Potential attack vector: seed excessive copied of a portion from many sock-puppets. Wait for non-sock-puppet seeds to dwindle. All the existing copies are now under your control.
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