My hand stays down. For the most part, file-sharing systems are a very
risky business.

-Bill M

William Warren wrote:

Let's have a show of hands: how many boatanchor hams would like to see the
BAMA site go to Bittorrent?

The BAMA site and the mirrors are overloaded, and I think Bittorrent would
solve the problem: it's a file-sharing system that uses its users' computers
to distribute the data. A cable modem or DSL is, of course, assumed.

Here are details of how it works:

http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/ (Be careful to use this link: the
"bittorent" site is a ripoff)

And, we all know where the BAMA site is: http://bama.sbc.edu/.

Bill