Difference between seeders, peers and leechers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://codemink.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/speed-up-torrent.jpg?400046" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://codemink.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/speed-up-torrent.jpg?400046" width="320" /></a></div> <h3> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Seeder:</span></h3> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">A seeder is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers it for upload. The more seeders there are, the better the chances are for completion of the file.<br /> </span><br /> <h3> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"> Peer: </span></h3> <h3> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"></span></h3> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">A peer is one instance of a BitTorrent client running on a computer on the Internet to which other clients connect and transfer data. Usually<span class="text_exposed_show"> a peer does not have the complete file, but only parts of it.<br /> </span></span><br /> <h3> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show"> Leech:</span></span></h3> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">A leech is usually a peer who has a negative effect on the swarm by having a very poor share ratio - in other words, downloading much more than they upload. Most leeches are users on asymmetric internet connections and do not leave their BitTorrent client open to seed the file after their download has completed. However, some leeches intentionally avoid uploading by using modified clients or excessively limiting their upload speed. The term leech, however, can be used simply to describe a peer - or any client that does not have 100% of the data.</span></span><br /> <br />

Difference between seeders, peers and leechers

Seeder: A seeder is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers it for upload. The more seeders there are, the b...

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