Exactly the same observations as noted by LotR, except it is not only very noticeable with Phex but with BS Pro 5.2.5.3 as well.

These are de facto observations, not theories.

Aside re: Shareaza should require no clarification.

I know that LotR has mentioned, in the past, some details of his sharing content but I cannot recall them now...

BUT, I KNOW what my share content is... Variable titles and volume of files but normally about 3,000 eBook files, most of them < 600kb - ONLY eBooks ! This means I do a lot of sharing with very rapid 'turnaround'... Meaning, I share a lot to a lot... Many, many different upload connects... Normally my share volume is a bit above 3GB, but with 3,000 some files that is a VERY different experience than sharing a few .avi files that come to the same overall 'bulk' but very few unique connects.

Believe me... With a sharing base such as I describe, one can see a lot of rogue nonsense going on with various clients... (btw, cleanest and nicest and most perfectly behaved of all is gtk !!!)