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Why is seeding a torrent helpful? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I keep seeing in forums and sites like these that say it's frowned upon to not seed torrents that you use/used. I saw a post on here or Reddit (I don't remember) with a guy ecstatic that someone started seeding his download he had been trying to get done for months. I know seeding lets someone download something using your computer but how is it helpful if someone doesn't have a site and/or isn't "in-range" ?

If you can't tell, I don't know much about how torrenting works other than how to download something using one. I hope that you all can just explain or point me in the right direction because I would like to support the community.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Oh that's what that is! I kept seeing that but it didn't really click. Thanks!