Message from discussion Where is our bittorrent credit/leech score actually stored?

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From: Deborah <texlad...@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Where is our bittorrent credit/leech score actually stored?
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Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 09:29:53 -0700

How would I find out my utorrent "credit score" (am I a leech or not?).

In the "How Stuff Works" bittorrent article
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bittorrent2.htm I read
   "if you run BitTorrent client software after your download
    your future download rates improve because you are ranked 
    higher in the 'tit-for-tat' system."

Where is that tit-for-tat ranking stored for each of us?
How would I find my own bit torrent credit/leech score?
If I reinstall the bittorrent client, do I have to start all over again?

Deborah