Re: [Mldonkey-users] Re: prevent uploading of some files

[Goswin Brederlow]

Samuel Tardieu <address@hidden> writes:

> >>>>> "Christian" == Christian Loitsch
> >>>>> <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> Christian> These paused files are all well spread (sharereactor) and
> Christian> if possible I would prefer that mldonkey uploads my other
> Christian> files, which are quite rare.
> 
> Maybe it would be nice to favor uploading files with the smallest
> number of requests. If we assume that rarity is a stable property,
> then it would make sense. However, I can see a big problem coming when
> someone first shares a file which will immediately be popular (such as
> the latest Buffy episode :-).
> 
> Another way would be to favor complete files first.
> 
> Yet another way would be to try to get approximately the same number
> of uploads running on all the files concerned, with priority for
> complete files and smaller waiting queues.
> 
>   Sam

Why not just user priorities? Allways take the file with highest
priority. It shouldn't be possible to not upload something but its
equally fair to upload only file A instead of file B as long as the
upstream gets used.

MfG
        Goswin