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Re: OT: Securing your P2P Questions

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From: Anssi Saari
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:29
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Ceowulf <noneed@toknow.askifyoudo> writes:

> Is forcing your P2P program to encrypt its data sessions actually
> worthwhile?

It's a way to avoid casual attempts by your ISP to limit your speed
(traffic shaping), nothing to do with security as such. Azureus wiki
explains this a little more and they have a list of "bad" ISPs as
well. See http://wiki.vuze.com/index.php/Avoid_traffic_shaping
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Subject: Re: OT: Securing your P2P Questions
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