10 connection limit?

"John John" <audetweld DeleteThis @nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
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> Allan wrote:
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>> "Fabio Martins" <support.novell DeleteThis @fabiomartins.net> wrote in message
>> news:uYjHPlEOIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
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>>> Is there any link to microsoft support site that explains the WinXP SP2
>>> 10 connection limit?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Fabio Martins
>>> OS/CN Analyst
>>> http://fabiomartins.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> It is an impediment to running BitTorrent which is designed to connect
>> with tens of peers at the same time. For this reason some BT clients
>> limit to eight the number of connections when running on Windows. I used
>> to get these security errors when downloading .torrents until I read the
>> documentation but I have never installed the workaround.
>
> You are talking about a different thing, try here:
> http://www.lvllord.de/?lang=en&url=news Read the FAQ.
>
> John
Hello, I printed out the article referenced above and read it and now I get
the distinction. I am running a standalone computer with dial-up connection
so I don't think it affects me. Thanks for the website reference again, I
have bookmarked it.