Bit Torrents For Dummies

[Dubversion]

nope, i was using them last night

 

[Structaural]

hmm, hope it's not my ISP. I just get a blank page.

 

[lunatrick]

are they the best for tv downloads? I was using mininova but I don't seem to be having much luck lately....

 

[lobster]

are they the best for tv downloads? I was using mininova but I don't seem to be having much luck lately....

thebox.bz is good for uk tv downloads , hurry while its open for membership, word is its going to become invite only soon.

 

[subversplat]

thebox.bz is good for uk tv downloads , hurry while its open for membership, word is its going to become invite only soon.

Invite only now

 

[lunatrick]

I just registered for a new account no probs..... thanks lobster

 

[baffled]

are they the best for tv downloads? I was using mininova but I don't seem to be having much luck lately....

If you are after american shows then http://www.eztvefnet.org/frontpage.php is worth visiting due to it's user friendliness.

 

[A Dashing Blade]

What's everyone's take on this . . . ?

Peer-to-peer (P2P) poisoning company MediaDefender suffered an embarrassing leak this weekend, when almost 700MB of internal company e-mail was distributed on the Internet via BitTorrent. The e-mails reveal many aspects of MediaDefender's elaborate P2P disruption strategies, illuminate previously undisclosed details about the MiiVi scandal, and bring to light details regarding MediaDefender's collaboration with the New York Attorney General's office on a secret law enforcement project. We have been reviewing the data for days and will have multiple reports on the topic.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/pos...e-mails-reveal-secret-government-project.html

 

[renegadechicken]

Just to inform people, Demoniod is down and there is no explanation. A few rumours going around saying the CRIAA has shut it down via its ISP, it is still pingable but it is believed that the ISP has firewalled it so no access can happen. There is no announcement from Demonoid apart from on their IRC, where it says the site is temp down.

Torrentfreak and P2P NET are trying to keep users uptodate but Demois, the founder/admin is not contactable and has not released any info regarding Demonoids off line status.

 

[Structaural]

someone sent me this but I can't confirm it for bullshit or not - I can't get into torrentfreak or releaselog from work (even my webproxy has stopped working). Anyone know?

"It has just come to my attention that a hacker has sent a mass email to
all the members on wxw.bit-byte.org, advertising a \"torrent site\"
called wxw.mprec1.org Please be aware that this is a trick to get your
IP address, it is the MPAA trying to catch downloaders DO NOT VISIT THIS
SITE, YOU WILL BE ARRESTED WITHIN HOURS!!! "

Sounds like BS, how can you be arrested for visiting a site...
I've proxy checked the mprec1 - it does look slighty dodgy so I wouldn't sign up.

e2a: breaking links

 

[kained&able]

I swear i read about a programme called something like winengine the other day that helped speed up the uploading/downloading of torrents.

Anyone know if i was dreaming or not?


dave

 

[lunatrick]

so where is the music at these days? does anybody know if oink got back up and running?

 

[jodal]

Does anyone have any invites to any torrent sites? I've been away from the interweb for 4 months and come back to it only to find that Demonoid and Oink have been shut down and I've been kicked off goem due to inactivity.

Furthermore BTjunkie which was always my backup has turned into mush with most torrents being spyware or worse.

 

[dlx1]

anyone come across this ?


when I play the film this text is on screen

this movie has been encrypted in order to view u must visit http://www..................com/ and follow instructions

 

[Crispy]

Does that text appear in the actual movie player?
Also, what format is the file?

My hunch is that the file is a fake and exists only to make you go to .........com, which will be full of spam and probably malicious code too.

 

[lunatrick]

yep some kind of malware.....

 

[kenny g]

It's almost Christmas and I feel crazy so if you want an invite to a site that specialises in foreign/rare/ cult / special interest / obscure / art films/books/comics/audio sling me your e-mail . Its name begins with a k . There is a ratio system but the people running it aren't using seed boxes to trap users out. You can manage a good ratio easily enough.

 

[Structaural]

Found a resonable site this afternoon (you'll have to fix link):

http://wwv.torrentsforall.net

it's still got signups

 

[Structaural]

Damn my Karagarga membership has lapsed - does anyone have a spare invite?

 

[Dirty Martini]

Ok, here's a dumbass question, but I'm just trying to get to grips with this torrent business.

Why, when I have downloaded a complete film and its shows that there are 9 seeders and 1 leecher, my utorrent says I have 'seeding' status for this film, and my karagarga stats have the film down as 'seeding', am I not uploading anything to this leecher? My other torrents are uploading OK when they have leechers. Is this single leecher shown as a leecher because they've downloaded only a part of the file?

There's nothing I have to do further to a torrent after I've downloaded it, is there? I just leave it there to seed, right?

Yours,

A Bit Baffled, but enjoying myself

 

[Elvis Parsley]

utorrent. update to 1.7.6. like now

vulnerabilities

 

[Biscuitmonkey]

Right then...I downloaded Azureus. I now have a charming blue frog on my desktop.

I then downloaded a file from Supernova (The Wire, series 1). This is also a blue frog.

The file is "Currently Downloading" in Azureus. Except it isn't.

I shut everything down, and booted Azureus again, and it's install wizard is downloading the Java thing again - why?

What else do I need to do to watch the effer?

 

[Structaural]

open ports. mind babylon

 

[Biscuitmonkey]

If that reply is aimed at me, I should point out that I'm backward, and need clear instructions in words that can be grunted.

 

[Structaural]

Okay, a less drunk response:

In azuerus - does it say 'NAT Firewalled' at the bottom or does it say '1,175,000 users online' (or something like that). Do your downloading torrents have a green face or red or yellow?

e2a - also in one of the menu's (are you on PC or Mac?) is a 'Test port' option - test your chosen port and see if it's blocked or not.

 

[dlx1]

Were good now?

demonoid was good I could find most things I was looking for and had the benefit of not having Sluts all over the web page

torrentspy

 

[kenny g]

www.torrentz.com and mininova.org are good. I agree with the comment re crap adverts. I generally stay clear of a site that has them.
For music and apps www.what.cd has taken over where oink left off.

 

[kenny g]

best client.

IMHO utorrent from www.utorrent.com remains the leader by far for PC users.

 

[subversplat]

IMHO utorrent from www.utorrent.com remains the leader by far for PC users.

Yeah definitely, and it's the best for linux users under WINE too.

 

[renegadechicken]

Demoniod been back up for 4 days now.