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January 27th, 2005, 12:09 AM
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Re: Shipset/Race Errors
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It seemed as if you were dredging up that strange distaste for having to install new programs to make use of a file...
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I dont have a distaste for it. I already have most things loaded which anyone can come up with a need for.I have a distaste for requiring it. Especially if it comes with an attitude.
I will happily continue to provide hosting and simple http link for any files (zip or rar) anyone cares to offer.
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January 27th, 2005, 02:57 AM
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Re: Shipset/Race Errors
There is no "attitude" involved in offering such files.
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January 27th, 2005, 12:16 PM
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Re: Shipset/Race Errors
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There is no "attitude" involved in offering such files.
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Not in offering the files, of course not. Files should be offered and in as many methods/formats as possible.
But it is best to mention that BitTorrent and WinRAR (or something equal) are also required and available at xxxxx links along with the offer. Rather than wait for the person who is seeking the mods to have to ask to allow for some "duh, of course" response about windows.
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January 27th, 2005, 03:35 PM
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Re: Shipset/Race Errors
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But it is best to mention that BitTorrent and WinRAR (or something equal) are also required and available at xxxxx links along with the offer. Rather than wait for the person who is seeking the mods to have to ask to allow for some "duh, of course" response about windows.
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The information is provided on the site. Or rather, a link from the site to the thread here on Shrapnel with instructions on how to get started is provided.
Bandwidth savings since switching all Image Mod packs and my large mods hosted on SE.net from zip to rar have been quite noticeable, and there has been no significant decrease in the number of downloads, rather an increase unrelated to the formats. I created the bit torrent tracker specifically to shave off more from my bandwidth usage... It incidentally allows the hosting of large files that would suck up tons of bandwidth were they hosted directly. |
January 27th, 2005, 04:21 PM
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Re: Shipset/Race Errors
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Bandwidth savings since switching all Image Mod packs and my large mods hosted on SE.net from zip to rar have been quite noticeable, and there has been no significant decrease in the number of downloads, rather an increase unrelated to the formats. I created the bit torrent tracker specifically to shave off more from my bandwidth usage... It incidentally allows the hosting of large files that would suck up tons of bandwidth were they hosted directly.
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Well I dont have a bandwidth concern as far as hosting files.
Just curious.. does your logs show how many people have clicked on those links and downloaded the .torrent file (which Im guessing does them no good)
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January 27th, 2005, 05:51 PM
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Re: Shipset/Race Errors
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...Just curious.. does your logs show how many people have clicked on those links and downloaded the .torrent file (which I'm guessing does them no good)
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On that tangent, should I be lowering my estimation of the average web visitor around here, or the net in general?
Most of the people I know would either google for the required app, or ask about it. (Assuming they don't have it already)
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January 27th, 2005, 08:47 PM
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Re: Shipset/Race Errors
Every once in awhile a thread comes up where you can smell the arrogance and testosterone as soon as the page loads.
This would be one of those.
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January 27th, 2005, 11:38 PM
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Just curious.. does your logs show how many people have clicked on those links and downloaded the .torrent file (which Im guessing does them no good)
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January 27th, 2005, 07:03 AM
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Re: Shipset/Race Errors
As Gandalf said. Http and zip are common standards on the net. They might not be the best and you, Imperator Fyron, have every right to try to alter them. But I have every right to find this inconvinient. 
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It seemed as if you were dredging up that strange distaste for having to install new programs to make use of a file...
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I don't have a distaste for it. I already have most things loaded which anyone can come up with a need for. I have a distaste for requiring it. Especially if it comes with an attitude.
I will happily continue to provide hosting and simple http link for any files (zip or rar) anyone cares to offer.
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