On 3/22/19 7:06 PM, Amirouche Boubekki wrote: >> > > Another batch of questions: > > D) If I download a file, do I automatically share it and take part > in distributing it or not?
If [fs] CONTENT_CACHING=YES is set, you do, otherwise no. > E) Depending on the answer of the previous question, do I need to unindex > a file I downloaded because I am not interested in sharing it for some > reason? You do not strictly need to, but it has the advantage that if you do, the bogus search results for possibly no-longer-available file disappear faster as your peer will stop returning those. > F) Does it help to publish a file I downloaded? Yes, as in that case your peer will share the blocks "forever" (until you unindex), whilst with caching it is more likely that the cached data will be replaced by other data.
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