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4165 Change wording in upload helper documentation

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@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ means that an upload will require about 3.3x the traffic as a download of the
same file.
Unfortunately, this "expansion penalty" occurs in the same upstream direction
that most consumer DSL lines are slow anyways. Typical ADSL lines get 8 times
as much download capacity as upload capacity. When the ADSL upstream penalty
is combined with the expansion penalty, the result is uploads that can take
up to 32 times longer than downloads.
that many asymmetric Internet access connections (DSL, cable modems, cellular)
are slow anyways (say, 8x). When the asymmetric upstream penalty is combined
with the expansion penalty, the result is uploads that can take up to 32 times
longer than downloads.
The "Helper" is a service that can mitigate the expansion penalty by
arranging for the client node to send data to a central Helper node instead
@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Using a Helper
Who should consider using a Helper?
* clients with limited upstream bandwidth, such as a consumer ADSL line
* clients with limited upstream bandwidth, such as an asymmetric DSL line
* clients who believe that the helper will give them faster uploads than
they could achieve with a direct upload
* clients who experience problems with TCP connection fairness: if other

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