Legality aside the bittorrent protocol is a fantastic way to share content across the world and if it didn't have so much of a stigma around it we could be using it as a primary form of file sharing. That puts a strain on the system and slows down the entire process for everyone. Some people seed to 1:2 or higher.Ī hit and run are users that initiate a download grab the files and as soon as they 100% they disconnect and never seed again. Usually everyone seeds to a 1:1 ratio meaning they downloaded X data and they uploaded X data so they gave as much as they take. It's up to everyone to keep their clients running to send out the files needed for the share. A seeder is someone that has a file to send out, a seed box has all the files for the share and starts the torrent. The act of using a torrent requires all parties to send their files to anyone that wants it.
