[Mldonkey-users] Sharing for rare files....suggestion

[João Correia]

Hello all

        There is a thread going on in this list about sharing for rare files 
and such, and special options for those files and such.

        Since everyone and the cat can give opinions on the matter, I decided 
to throw in my two cents too:

        How about a rare_file_threshold option? This option would represent the 
number of full sources available on the network for a file, and if we are 
sharing a file with more than that threshold, we would not share it for a 
while, preferring other files with less sources.

        I don’t know if I made any sense with this. Let me try to give an 
example:

        Uncle_Joe_Xmas_songs.mp3                        450 sources
        Aunt_Bertie_topless_in_ibiza.avi                2 sources


        Rare_file_threshold = 300

        So, in this case mldonkey  would share the avi file because it has 
fewer available sources in the network (ie, rare file) and stop sharing the mp3 
(either for a while or until number of files drop below the threshold).

        The end result for this is that rare files will be favoured over common 
files, creating a “minimum” source level for all files on the network. 
(eventually ☺ )


        Thank you for your time,
        João Correia