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Sean Bruno <sbruno@miralink.com> writes:

> <2cents>
> I just found it odd that that users couldn't just specify the file to
> download from the release torrent.  It also makes it slightly(read
> almost negligible) harder to seed effectively as I would need to
> download more than one centralized torrent.  Since I use the complete
> torrent for my purposes, I can only assist the folks who also download
> the entire torrent.
>
> </2cents>

You *can* do it both ways.  Right after a release, I often download
the "everything" torrent, then continue to seed that one while also
seeding the partial torrents.  I use file links to avoid needing to
download the partial torrents separately.