[Charlug] Anyone use KTorrent?

[Dennis Clark]

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Pierre Abbat <phma at phma.optus.nu> wrote:

> I have some questions which probably can be answered only by someone who's
> more into torrenting than I am. E.g. Why does "Parts of the torrent which
> are
> available" show a random barcode on a torrent I'm seeding?


I have never used KTorrent, but I have been using MLDonkey for a few years:
it's a good way to keep my home Linux server busy 24/7.

The BitTorrent protocol divides torrents into parts called "chunks".
BitTorrent transfers are negotiated by chunk: a peer that needs a particular
chunk looks for another peer that has that chunk and requests a transfer.
BitTorrent client GUIs often use a colored bar to show the status of all the
chunks in a torrent. Stripes on the bar represent series of chunks, with the
color representing the status of the chunks in the stripe. Chunk statuses
may include:

   - Your client does not have the chunk, but at least one other peer is
   seeding it.
   - Your client does not have the chunk and no other peer is seeding it.
   - Your client is currently downloading the chunk from a peer.
   - Your client has the chunk and at least one other peer is seeding it.
   - Your client has the chunk and no other peer is seeding it.

You'll need to look up the docs for your client to find out which colors
represent which chunk statuses. If you are seeding a torrent (ie. your
client has every chunk), it makes sense that you only see two colors on the
torrent status bar, making it look like a monochrome barcode.

Hope that helps,

-- Dennis
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