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 LT-Seeding upload is done through the LT-Seeding protocol which is proprietary to BitComet. LT-Seeding upload is independent of the upload done through the BitTorrent protocol and can be done in parallel with that or alone, depending on the state of the task (seeding or stopped).\\ LT-Seeds are peers which hold 100% of the files for the task __irrespective__ whether the task is in an active state (seeding) or stopped. That is to say, if LT-Seeding is enabled in BitComet //Options// and also enabled for a particular task, then once that task has finished downloading the client will become and remain an LT-Seed for that task until the task is deleted from the Task List (or until LT-Seeding is manually disabled, either individually for that task or globally in BitComet //Options//). This doesn't mean that the task will constantly upload through LT-Seeding, but just like a BitTorrent seed it will be available when requested. LT-Seeding upload is done through the LT-Seeding protocol which is proprietary to BitComet. LT-Seeding upload is independent of the upload done through the BitTorrent protocol and can be done in parallel with that or alone, depending on the state of the task (seeding or stopped).\\ LT-Seeds are peers which hold 100% of the files for the task __irrespective__ whether the task is in an active state (seeding) or stopped. That is to say, if LT-Seeding is enabled in BitComet //Options// and also enabled for a particular task, then once that task has finished downloading the client will become and remain an LT-Seed for that task until the task is deleted from the Task List (or until LT-Seeding is manually disabled, either individually for that task or globally in BitComet //Options//). This doesn't mean that the task will constantly upload through LT-Seeding, but just like a BitTorrent seed it will be available when requested.
  
-LT-Seeding clients use a server (the equivalent of a tracker, in the BitTorrent protocol) for querying and finding peers (LT-Seeds) for the tasks which have LT-Seeding enabled. This is done by using a unique LT-hash which is being computed for every task.+LT-Seeding clients use a server (the equivalent of a tracker, in the BitTorrent protocol) for querying and finding peers (LT-Seeds) for the tasks which have LT-Seeding enabled. This is done by using a unique LT-hash which is being computed for every file of the task.\\  
 +If that option is enabled (see below), then at the creation of any //.torrent// file, for each file of the task, BitComet will calculate and embed in the //.torrent// file a 20 byte file-hash (the LT-Seeding hash). 
 +For //.torrent// files which don't contain the LT-hash(es) (i.e. created with other torrent makers), the first BitComet client in the swarm which finishes the download, will calculate the LT-hash(es) and upload them to the server, making them available to the other BitComet peers, so that they may search for LT-Seeds for that task at any time later.【Only suitable for BitComet Client】\\ {{:lts_03.png|}} 
  
   * //Enable/Disable Long-Time Seeding//\\ {{:lts_01.png|}}   * //Enable/Disable Long-Time Seeding//\\ {{:lts_01.png|}}
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   * //Upload rate limit for Long-Time Seeding//: If you wish to manually control and assign bandwidth for LT-Seeding upload, you can limit the upload rate using this option. 【Overall upload rate limit has higher priority than the Long-Time Seeding upload rate limit】    * //Upload rate limit for Long-Time Seeding//: If you wish to manually control and assign bandwidth for LT-Seeding upload, you can limit the upload rate using this option. 【Overall upload rate limit has higher priority than the Long-Time Seeding upload rate limit】 
  
-**Requirement for Long-Time Seeding**: A BitComet client must have an open port! LAN users must enable this function after [[add_port_mapping_in_nat_router|Adding Port Mapping]] and the status light became green+**Requirement for Long-Time Seeding**: A BitComet client must have an open port! LAN users must make sure they have an open port (i.e. the status light is green). If you don't have an open port yet and don't know how to open it check [[bitcomet_client_issues_and_possible_solutions#i_have_a_yellow_status_light_and_my_download_speeds_are_slow_what_should_i_do|this topic]]. 
  
 **Choosing the Long-Time Seeding protocol**: In //Options -> Advanced// you can choose the transport protocol for LT-Seeding, by using this option: //bittorrent.connection.ltseed_protocol_selection//. \\ **//0//** means using only TCP protocol, **//1//** means using only UDP protocol and **//2//** means using both protocols. \\ {{:lts_02.png|}}\\ **Choosing the Long-Time Seeding protocol**: In //Options -> Advanced// you can choose the transport protocol for LT-Seeding, by using this option: //bittorrent.connection.ltseed_protocol_selection//. \\ **//0//** means using only TCP protocol, **//1//** means using only UDP protocol and **//2//** means using both protocols. \\ {{:lts_02.png|}}\\
          
-BitComet automatically enables search for Long-Time seeds in a BitTorrent task that is using a //.torrent// file made with BitComet, by calculating an LT-hash and including it in the //.torrent// file, at creation time.\\  +BitComet by default enables search for Long-Time seeds in a BitTorrent task that is using a //.torrent// file made with BitComet, by calculating LT-hashes for each file of the torrent and including them in the //.torrent// file, at creation time.\\ 
-For //.torrent// files which don't contain an LT-hash (i.e. created with other torrent makers), the first BitComet client in the swarm which finishes the download, will calculate the LT-hash and make it available to the other BitComet peers, so that they may search for LT-Seeds for that task at any time later.【Only suitable for BitComet Client】\\ {{:lts_03.png|}}+
  
 [[cometid#can_cometid_speed_up_my_download|Read this]] for Comet Passport related Long-Time seeds information. [[cometid#can_cometid_speed_up_my_download|Read this]] for Comet Passport related Long-Time seeds information.
 
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