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+Add a git config to limit the bandwidth of transfers to/from remotes.
+
+rsync has --bwlimit, so used to work, but is not used with modern
+git-annex for p2p transfers. (bup also has a --bwlimit)
+
+This should be possible to implement in a way that works for any remote
+that streams to/from a bytestring, by just pausing for a fraction of a
+second when it's running too fast. The way the progress reporting interface
+works, it will probably work to put the delay in there. --[[Joey]]