Bittorent ?!

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 02:47:43AM +0100, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:

> So, to close the subject... what is the maximum speed Ubuntu can let a
> user download at ? 
> If I fork out 30 quid per month for 20Mbps, and skies are clear on the
> network, could the server let me download at a sustained 20Mbps ? If
> not, what is the max speed ? 

There are no guarantees across the public Internet; the maximum transfer
rate that you will be able to achieve is influenced by many factors, nearly
all of which are beyond our control.

Sustained transfer rates of 20Mbps across the public Internet are, shall we
say, rare.

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 - mdz