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Date:      24 Sep 2005 12:30:20 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-chat-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: torrents for FreeBSD ISOs?
Message-ID:  <44d5my1l9f.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.62.0509231424210.26137@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>
References:  <Pine.NEB.4.62.0509231424210.26137@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>

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"Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> writes:

> Are there any active torrents for FreeBSD ISOs?
> 
> I used torrent file as found via FreeBSD 5.4 announcement. But for
> over 30 minutes ctorrent timed out attempting to retrieve it.
> 
> I had used it with great success and speed in May.

Torrents are really only useful for files that a lot of people want to
download at the same time.  There's just no reason to keep it going now.
[Not that I have any specific knowledge about whether the seeder is
still running.]



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