Walter Vermeir wrote:
I am wondering, are there many people actualy downloading the
database?
I used to do it regularly (every time a new one came out) when I used to
be crazy about fixing all double-redirects. :)
If so, is this not something where bittorrent is
perfect for?
The servers are not currently overloaded with this. Downloading the dump
is pretty fast. Are you suggesting BitTorrent because it's the Coolest
New Thing? :-)
Either way, BitTorrent should not be only way to download them. I know
Cambridge University forbids BitTorrent (and all other Peer-to-Peer
applications, even Skype) and imposes severe penalties on students who
use it, so I'm sure other universities do it similarly.