Bit Torrents For Dummies

[Rune]

I've got Burst and Bitlord for my downloads. Is Azureus a better option? And if so why?

 

[easy g]

Azureus can be a resource hog (it's java based) but apart from that I think it's great, loads to it, very adaptable

 

[Structaural]

It's a lot more controllable and will use DHP (I think that's what it's called) to keep connected to your peers/seeds if the tracker goes down.

 

[easy g]

yeah....you can give people that dht key and they can use that if they have azureus instead of the torrent can't you?

 

[Structaural]

yeah....you can give people that dht key and they can use that if they have azureus instead of the torrent can't you?

I dunno - sounds good though .

AZ's got an internal tracker as well but I haven't got into that either.

 

[treelover]

Er, problem with abc:, i had to reinstall abc client as it wasnt working, now i can't seem to find the bt files for my dl(not the dl's themselves), i think i have deleted them, they are not where they were .I did click one suspect file and now it has started a new torrent!. i am left with one iso and one uncompleted iso, (they are not now fragmented) and no way of setting up my other dl. Is there anyway i can complete my dl's without starting again?.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I've been using Bitlord. Never managed to get azureus to work, it started blathering on about java.

My question is - how do I choose which files I share with others, on bitlord?

Can't we get chucked off if we share less than we downlaod?

I can't seem to find the option to choose which files to share, like with Soulseek.

Can anyone help

 

[newharper]

I have read most of the thread, honest; my questiuon is, if you were going to start now which torrent would you start with?
Tks

 

[Divisive Cotton]

I have read most of the thread, honest; my questiuon is, if you were going to start now which torrent would you start with?
Tks

I presume you mean the software I would go for ABC... works fine for me anyway...

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I presume you mean the software I would go for ABC... works fine for me anyway...

I got confused by the torrent thing to start with. I think people start with a standard p2p thing like Soulseek and then 'progress' to torrents, and it's a different sort of concept, which causes confusion...

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Has anybody here seeded an album and uploaded yet? I was looking at the instructions to do so... but it looks mighty complicated.

 

[Structaural]

I have read most of the thread, honest; my questiuon is, if you were going to start now which torrent would you start with?
Tks

what platform are you using? (and I assume you're talking about software?)

 

[newharper]

Sorry, yes i meant the software .
I am using windows XP Home
Tks

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Sorry, yes i meant the software .
I am using windows XP Home
Tks

Start off with ABC.... should be okay.
Just google bit torrent and ABC.

 

[Structaural]

Sorry, yes i meant the software .
I am using windows XP Home
Tks

BitTornado for the best ratios, if you're not doing too much sharing or Azuerus for ease of use and a 'nice little interface'...

 

[easy g]

Has anybody here seeded an album and uploaded yet? I was looking at the instructions to do so... but it looks mighty complicated.

dead easy...I use Azureus...nowt to it really, it does all the work for you

 

[easy g]

BitTornado for the best ratios, if you're not doing too much sharing or Azuerus for ease of use and a 'nice little interface'...

I installed BitComet for a few hours at work last night (hehe good use of the admin pw on my last day employed there ) I wanted to d/l Lost because I've lost the phone line at home, got the series in about 7 hours (but also gave my mate a mild heart attack when he dsicovered it this morning...)

 

[miniGMgoit]

ABC and Mininova have never let me down. Never freezes, never does anything wrong. Ive not tried any other clients so I cant comment on them.
I found demonoid to be incredibly slow, Torrentreactor is a pretty good source for files. Audionews for all things audio-app. And of course UK Nova for all all my Ex-pat Eastenders needs

 

[silentNate]

Try spytorrent miniGMgoit, excellent for American shows

 

[easy g]

piratebay and ppnow are pretty good....

 

[Structaural]

...agreed, PirateBay is excellent - I use Filelist.org for most films and yank stuff and try this public torrent site for unusual stuff:

tracker3

 

[easy g]

somegood cult stuff on tracker3

this is another good one for arthouse stuff....
http://www.secret-cinema.com/
it's a public side to a closed community (can't remember which one though, v similar to karagarga

 

[kenny g]

Oink invite available.

I have a couple of Oink invites that I may as well give away. People I have already given them to don't seem to use them so this time I want people who are already members of other torrent sites. If you are then PM me the site you are a member of and your nick on that site so I can check your ratio etc and then I will send an invite.

 

[Structaural]

I have a couple of Oink invites that I may as well give away. People I have already given them to don't seem to use them so this time I want people who are already members of other torrent sites. If you are then PM me the site you are a member of and your nick on that site so I can check your ratio etc and then I will send an invite.

I'm interested KennyG!

My name is usually the same as used on this site: BootLove.

I'm a member of Karagara, Filelist, UKNova, Demonoid and Pirate Bay. Filelist and UKNova are my most used sites (I'm expat).

Appreciate it if you've any left - I have a Demonoid invite if you're interested.

Booty

 

[Structaural]

oops that was supposed to be a PM, oh well

 

[kenny g]

oops that was supposed to be a PM, oh well

Cool. Send me your e-mail by PM and I will get oink to send you an invite.
I should have mentioned that I am not interested in trades.

 

[kenny g]

Torrentleech open !

I cannot recommend torrentleech enough. It has rapidly become a natural succesor to the old torrentbits and elitetorrents featuring the very latest 0hour scene releases of movies and applications . It is a site where you can get the latest Journals ie The Economist, Science etc , DVDs , Music , Porn - if you are a perv, etc etc. You can now sign up easily via.. http://www.torrentleech.org/signup2.php this is for a limited time. After that it will be back to the invites and you will need a pretty good ratio elsewhere before peopple will let you in so sign up now!

 

[tom k&e]

I cannot recommend torrentleech enough. It has rapidly become a natural succesor to the old torrentbits and elitetorrents featuring the very latest 0hour scene releases of movies and applications . It is a site where you can get the latest Journals ie The Economist, Science etc , DVDs , Music , Porn - if you are a perv, etc etc. You can now sign up easily via.. http://www.torrentleech.org/signup2.php this is for a limited time. After that it will be back to the invites and you will need a pretty good ratio elsewhere before peopple will let you in so sign up now!

Thanks for that, looks like a good site.

 

[tom k&e]

OMG! http://empornium.us is open to new members! Without a doubt the best place for porn of every kind.

 

[MightyAphrodite]

OMG! http://empornium.us is open to new members! Without a doubt the best place for porn of every kind.

hehe@ Login, perv!