What is bit torrent and how does it work?

[Osarkon]

In fairness, I wasn't the one who revived the dead thread in the first place...

Course not, that was a newbie as it always is 😛

It was an interesting hypothetical read though, i've used bit torrent before but only got the basic gist of how to get it working.

 

[DoFoT9]

i have made a torrent "guide" if you want me to email it to you 🙂🙂

explains everything pretty much (in beginners terms)

 

[BlueRevolution]

If you're interested in the protocol, you might like to read the official spec. It's quite straightforward, really.

 

[MacNoobie]

Magic and pixy dust.