be honest about Bittorent

[Killawat]

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ok. bittorrent is great, while your getting it, you gotta give it
no arguments
buT
be honest
do you really leave the "Torrent" open after you do whatever?
the only thing i downloaded was all 4 disk of __________ and i left to turrent open cause it was hell trying to get it.TeLL AlL.

[david88]

I leave them open until I have uploading just as much as I downloaded

[Sockfulloflove]

I haven't touched BitTorrent since the whole BSA issue popped up.

Yes, when I did use BitTorrent, I did leave the torrents open sometimes. It really depended.

[Theinfamousone]

It depends on how popular the file is. The nice thing about BT is that the files that are slower, require longer to download, therefore you are uploading longer, it's nice how that works. But generally speaking, if it comes pouring in at 200KB/s+, I figure my upload bandwidth is of better use on another torrent. If the torrent has been open a week, it's probably got a lot of sources, if it was just posted, I'll leave it open for longer, if it's on it's way to its death, I leave it open for as long as I can. I only do one at a time, and don't clear the first one until my second one needs upload power.

[Evil_Dweller_01]

Originally posted by Sockfulloflove
I haven't touched BitTorrent since the whole BSA issue popped up.

Yes, when I did use BitTorrent, I did leave the torrents open sometimes. It really depended.

Ya, unfortunately I dont use BT anymore unless I'm downloading Anime..

When I used to download "other things" I left the torrent open for a couple hours most of the time

[Theinfamousone]

I think you're in the clear as long as you're not downloading high profile files like early releases of The Matrix Reloaded and what not. Getting TV shows and stuff like that which is what I do most of the time is probably not worth their time going after.

[SimbaK2K]

leave em open?! ofcause!!! Although sometimes longer then others. No one likes a leech. As for torrents being monitored by certain companies, well its a risk you take with any p2p, its no more risky IMO then emule or kazaa. Just people over react.

[TC75580]

Originally posted by david88
I leave them open until I have uploading just as much as I downloaded
same.

not everyone should do the same though; it really all depends on upload speed. 56k users shouldn't even bother keeping connected unless the torrent doesn't have many seeds. T1/higher or leechers with a high upload cap should definitely take full advantage and seed longer.

[MoonMan]

Yeah, like TC said, I am on 56k and just immediatly clear it when I finish. I of course cap my downloads at 1k as well because let's face it, you are using between one half to one fourth of my total bandwidth and I cannot afford to give anymore.

Excuse my ignorance because I haven't been on much in the past few days, but what is the "BSA issue" ?

[don_shawzo]

I try to leave my downloads open but my bandwidth isnt that good and if i seed something then my downloads begin to suffer.
What they really need to do is make a client that will manage your downloads and then once they are complete will reseed stuff for a preset length of time.
Also to be able to have stuff run silently from when you boot up so that you can restart/reseed downloads easier.

Ive been using the sourceforge torrent program PTC for some time and found it to be one of the best but if these features were added it would just stand head and sholders above the rest of the other clients - even the original.

[Theinfamousone]

Yeah PTC is the best and the creator is pretty actively working on it. We should tell him your idea.

[Sockfulloflove]

Originally posted by MoonMan
Excuse my ignorance because I haven't been on much in the past few days, but what is the "BSA issue" ?

The BSA (Business Software Alliance, the RIAA of software) is send e-mails and warnings to you and your ISP if they catch you sharing on BitTorrent. A lot of people have recieved warnings and some have had their connection suspended.

[Criminal_Sniper]

im on 56k and i leave mine umloads speed on bt on 3 or 5 usually 5 but i upload the whole thing usually as i dl but i always get it so i dont mind unless the tracker screws up
its all based on ur rating right? mine is usually pretty good but my dl speed as good as it gets kinda lol for 56k

[Malicious Intent]

How come this is on the recent post list? The last post was 6 Aug!

[MoonMan]

Originally posted by Malicious Intent
How come this is on the recent post list? The last post was 6 Aug!

Because someone voted on the poll.

[Induna]

So how's life in the fast lane MoonMan? No more capping at 1kbps.

[Kevin06906]

I hardly even use Bittorent, the only site that is good is suprnova.org

I leave mine open accidentally, if i forget to close it or something.

[shawners]

Everyone with 56k should use bittorrent, even if BSA gets them.. They can always jump to another 56k isp.. Microsoft, aol, compuserv.. Just cant do it so well with broadband.

[gattaca]

i leave on my so cox can shut me down for going over 750 mb upload. :*(

[ferrarimodena360]

how do u keep a file open....

if i click on a torrent link and and bt client catches it, so now if the file has been downloaded completely, how do i keep it open?

[Malicious Intent]

Don't close it. BT++ automatically moves the file to your out history folder and continues to upload it. The orginal client continues to upload the same as since you started the file. Just don't press "finish". I can't speak for the other clients.

[McWalt]

Originally posted by don_shawzo
I What they really need to do is make a client that will manage your downloads and then once they are complete will reseed stuff for a preset length of time.
Also to be able to have stuff run silently from when you boot up so that you can restart/reseed downloads easier.


Use BT++. Copy the torrents to the torrent dir and tell the programme to seed after finishing d/l. Then put a link to bt++.exe in your autorun dir. Only problem: BT++ deletes torrent files, when they are finished. But that could be fixed with a small batch file in autorun (like: \bt++\torrent-bak\copy *.* \bt++\torrent e.g.).
then you got a seeding machine :-)

[method]

Aight.. I leave the less-commercial/older/rarer torrents open but..

if... (hypothetically speaking).. I was to download a recent, commercial piece of shiznit, I'd clear it straight away. I also run PG all the time when using BitTorrent, not plugging my proggy 'coz others can do the job and probably better.. but I do it so that IF I DO GET A C&D THREAT... I have a log of IPs and can help identify the new IPs who are scouring these networks.

mah 2 pissy cents.

peace!

[autiggertoo2005]

I leave Bittorrent open all night, every night...d/l new stuff that I feel like. For example, movies, software, and music. I d/l about 1.4 Gigs a nite (I have slow DSL...dammit) and I have not received any notes about BSA or anything. When I saw BSA on here I thot you mean that BT had qualms with the Boy Scouts of America, lol. Well, anyway...I leave it on all nite, and I leave my upload rate maxed, and on average get more uploaded than D/L-ed. Ok? Ok...

[DeweyBear]

I always leave my torrents open until either the share rating is above two or I'm no longer uploading. I've never needed a file so bad that I couldn't wait a few extra hours. But if I really need the bandwidth I'll just throttle it for while.

[Lehk]

wow talk about an old thread..... how did this float up to the top again?

I try to run untill i am at 2.0+ share rating.

[RACKnRAIL]

I leave them open until I have uploading just as much as I downloaded
Same...I give what I get.