Ok... Time expired to edit post... So I gotta do a new reply...

Now that I've had a moment to read this whole post...
Get over it people. Dont bitch at the wrong people for the way rosity handles their download system though itd be an easy MySQL query edit to make them show up in the order they were submitted.

Anyway, I've done some math so lets take a look at something... x2000 has 80.4 MB of files uploaded which he did via FTP. I know it took him a loooong time to do so. How long? Let's put it into perspective...

*56K is actually limited to a MAX of 53K per FCC

• 53K dialup never hits maximum throughput with TCP/IP overhead, line noise, signal strenth, server utilization, connection saturation, etc... Uusual connects based on times and such varies from 14K up to 48K.
• TCP/IP overhead kicks in now on the connection, and depending on line you get an ACTUAL speed of approx 3.78 KB/sec (with fluctuations) download rate (going at 31kpbs)
• Upload speed is horrendous. 1-3KB/sec. Lets go with an upload rate of 2KB/sec (16,384bps which is fine for dialup).
• Lets do the math. Total size of downloads (80.4MB = 643,200,000 bits) * Going at the rate 16384bps... 39,257.8125 seconds to transfer that 640 million bits.
• Basic math skills needed to convert 39,257 seconds into hours. ~10.9 hours.

Of course I dont feel it took him 10 hours of total uploading, I still feel it was on the scale of 6-8 hours since it seemed he did have a good upstream which I'm sure hes thankful for.

For those that dont know where I got these numbers at, consult google for the numbers... 1KB = 1024bytes, 1byte=8 bits (internet speed measured in bits since it sounds faster)