How to be nice
 

Just wondering if there are any goods or bads about letting people connect and disconnecting them. Im on a dial-up and dont iintend to stay on long so should I make as few connects as possible, and not allow incoming connects (Im not talking about download requests), so other users can find a better connected node. Or should I try to have at least two connections to avoid being a dead end.

On a similar note, if Im getting rid of a lot (but not all) connections should I get rid of old ones or new ones first.

I know that what I do alone makes no real difference, but if a good ettiquete could be decided it might improve the network significantly.

Also I havent used gnutella much, or seen that many sites, so if there is already such a guide, or a more appropriate board or list, feel free to redirect me.

The best way to be nice is to delete incomplete files, or put them into a directory that isn't shared.

I think your asking about incoming connections. It really doesn't matter, once a connection is made it acts the same nomatter if it was incomeing or a connectiion initated by your Servant. If you have two connections up they SEE though you to each other. One is a dead end and their are Refector/Mirroed sites that help with this problem. Nice that you are conserned. The network is only used for searching, DOWNLOADS DON'T GO THRU THE NETWORK. They are Servant to Servant.


Could I be so humble as to suggest that your down load folder not be in your shared folder. Check the files before moving them to share, both start and end of files. This would have prevented the current Worm from getting started. Also when Selcting which file to download look to see if their are others of the same size, thats an indication of a good file.

Its up to us to do our own house keeping, after all we are all the Hosts of this network.

Walt.

[This message has been edited by lightstone (edited 03-14-2001).]