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Proxy
The proxy is a privacy protection feature on the ZEPP network. Due to the proxy files sometimes get downloaded from other nodes than the node where the file actually is.
User A downloads a file from user B. However, user B doesn't have that file, he just operates as the proxy getting the file from user C and passing it on to user A.
Behind encryption, falsification, swarming and the other privacy protection features the proxy is the final wall protecting your privacy. When someone downloads a file he has no idea where that file is coming from. As it should be.
And, when he finds out where it is coming from that says nothing. The node sending the file can actually have the file or just be a proxy. There is no way of telling.
A file that is hidden behind a proxy is not shared also directly. The file either goes by a proxy or goes directly. Zultrax P2P makes that choice and even the owner of the file cannot see if the file is being taken directly or by a proxy.
Turning the proxy on or off
By default you also operate as a proxy for other users. In case you don't want that you can go to the settings where you can turn the proxy off.
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The disadvantage of sharing files while the nodes acts like each others proxy is in the performance and stability of the download. The data is transferred twice instead of just once.
That's why only a part of the file transfers go by proxies. It is still impossible to tell which part did and which part did not. The protection stays intact but the loss in performance is minimized.
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