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    Tor + P2P/BitTorrent

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by RedSensiStar, Feb 13, 2007.

  1. RedSensiStar

    RedSensiStar Notebook Deity

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    I read the people who make Tor are going to be cracking down on the people who use the software in conjunction with P2P/BitTorrent. Their reason, I've heard, is that Tor is unable to handle the bandwidth.

    This maybe true.

    But I think something else is going on here.
     
    RedSensiStar, Feb 13, 2007
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  2. Zoomastigophora

    Zoomastigophora Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd think they're pretty much just doing it because of the bandwidth. A Tor server handles any number of clients depending on the limited bandwidth that the server has, and the whole point of Tor is to allow as many users as possible to bypass a local filter or blocking services so they can access information freely. Not so they can generate hundreds or thousands of connections to pirate material. Some of these Tor servers are user run as well and are probably configured to handle as many clients on the user's bandwidth as possible.
     
    Zoomastigophora, Feb 13, 2007
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