add mention of croc

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Daniella 2022-08-17 09:05:22 +02:00
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@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ bitrate before, the default is 256). It will skip those bytes and continue where
One of your ends didn't correctly connect to the helper. Stop the transfer on both ends One of your ends didn't correctly connect to the helper. Stop the transfer on both ends
and try again. and try again.
## Croc
Many people have mentioned how this is like croc. It isn't, because croc uses a relay that all your
data is sent through. This is a bottleneck and also means that the relay admins are responsible for
the content that is sent. The relay also buffers a lot of data, meaning its RAM might fill up if the
sender's connection is much faster than the receiver's.
## [Relevant XKCD](https://xkcd.com/949) ## [Relevant XKCD](https://xkcd.com/949)
![Relevant XKCD Image](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/file_transfer.png) ![Relevant XKCD Image](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/file_transfer.png)