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Re:Academic Torrents – Making 27TB of research data available by voltagex_ on Monday August 13, 2018 @03:05AM (#17748480)
I'm assuming those globe icons means there's a web seed (HTTP server) involved? If so, I'd prioritise the ones that don't have that backing.
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Re:Academic Torrents – Making 27TB of research data available by ieee8023 on Monday August 13, 2018 @08:38PM (#17754750)
Yes. But webseeds also go away over time when a department shuts down a server or a student account expires.
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