Hi caseybob,

Any relation to Bob Casey, a Senator from my state. I voted for him .

From that article(it is more that a year old), I get that Azureus is encrypting the file bits before sending them out, effectively camouflaging them so isp's don't recognize them and restrict their bandwidth. I think that only works for people using Azureus, because once recieved, the bits would have to be unencrypted. Azureus from what I've heard is a good program and you should give it a try. Here's the link: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/


LimeWire doesn't use encryption, so it probably won't work for you as far as uploading(sharing) files goes.
LW is just another client that can handle BitTorrents, there are quite a few that do. It's a relatively new feature in LW and is only available in the Beta release.

I don't have much experience with torrent files. I've only d/loaded one so far. Torrent files aren't shared the same way other files are in LW. You have to go to a site that offers torrent files(try googling) and and click the d/load button for the file you want(similar to magnet links), and the file wil be sent to LW. Once there it may take time for it to find sources to get the file from. Also I don't think LW keeps track of the share ratio like other bt clients do. Remember it's still pretty new for LW and I'm sure it'll be improved in future releases.

There's a BitTorrent faq here: http://dessent.net/btfaq/. It has a lot of info if you feel like reading.

Hope this help a little. My knowledge is quite limited .

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Dear LW users: First, my thanks to 6 Pac for great help in running down throttle problems with ISP's. You can see from my earlier posts that despite new service package that is 8X faster (now, 128KBYTES p/sec UPload) than old slow package, my LWire uploads are STILL stuck at tiny 3KB's p/sec. Although admitting they use throttling with P2P like most popular ISP's, the supervisor said they are not THAT harsh, and politely suggested there is something wrong with my computer. He helpfully changed interior address on my cable modem (no result), and suggested running 'Network' in Safe Mode, benchmarking LWire on somebody elses laptop who has same ISP provider (his), then hooking up same laptop to my connection and see what happens. It could well be the answer, and I must admit 'Eastlink's' tech support is excellent 24/7. Another Canadian ISP 'Rogers', huge in Ontario, is listed as being very severe with P2P throttling. Will try the Supervisors tests soon as get moment to find out if this bit above average user does have problems with computer, not ISP. But, fact remains that ISP's are using better & better programs to increase severity of P2P throttling. Like to hear from anybody with thoughts on this subject.
Regards, caseybob