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diff --git a/network/ctorrent/README b/network/ctorrent/README index bec3191639c82..2a4405fc3b5e4 100644 --- a/network/ctorrent/README +++ b/network/ctorrent/README @@ -1,22 +1,23 @@ -CTorrent is a BitTorrent client implemented in C++ to be lightweight and quick. -The original has fallen a little behind in updates and bug fixes though. +CTorrent is a BitTorrent client implemented in C++ to be lightweight +and quick. The original has fallen a little behind in updates and bug +fixes though. -The files here contain the good work of those who wrote the original CTorrent -base code and a number of patches that provide fixes and enhancements, as well -as additional fixes and enhancements. +The files here contain the good work of those who wrote the original +CTorrent base code and a number of patches that provide fixes and +enhancements, as well as additional fixes and enhancements. -The purpose of the Enhanced CTorrent effort is to fix problems that remain in -the code, modernize existing features and algorithms, and implement new -features while maintaining low overhead requirements and a high standard of -performance (both part of the original CTorrent design philosophy). -Highlights of the enhanced client include: +The purpose of the Enhanced CTorrent effort is to fix problems that +remain in the code, modernize existing features and algorithms, and +implement new features while maintaining low overhead requirements +and a high standard of performance (both part of the original CTorrent +design philosophy). Highlights of the enhanced client include: * Support for large files (>2GB) and large torrents (>255 files) * Strategic selection of pieces to request for download * Continuous queueing of download requests, tuned based on latency and throughput for each peer -* Improved download performance, including parallel requests in initial and - endgame modes +* Improved download performance, including parallel requests in initial + and endgame modes * Improved bandwidth regulation * Improved compatibility with other peers * Performance optimization and bug fixes |