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Originally posted by Scyth
If someone cannot upload, for whatever reason, I see no point in not letting them download as it's costing you almost nothing. If bandwidth was a particularly limited comodity, then sure, blocking leechers might make sense. But as it is, involuntary leechers don't cause a particular strain on the network (the one exception to this is if their downloading from a server with rare but in demand files).
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I don't think the cost is even an issue. If they are taking and not giving
for any reason, then that action alone
is putting a strain on the network...
I totally agree with the original premise that the University is encouraging an undesirable and harmful practice, ie: leeching...