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The World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 20 Years Old (torrentfreak.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 20 Years Old::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You need it for seeding

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do want to note that you can still seed if your port isn't forwarded. For every seed connection, only one person out of the pair needs a forwarded port.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Good point. It just means that only people who themselves are likely to be seeders can download from me. Which is better than nothing, but not ideal!