PUBLIC SITES

PRIVATE SITES

PUBLIC SITES

Public sites consist mainly of search engines that provide you with links to BitTorrent trackers from sites catalogued in their database. There is also the type of public site that has an open-ended membership or registration requirement, meaning that you must register, but they never limit the sum total of members.

I’ll first go over a few of the public site search engines and then follow up with a few of the open-ended membership sites afterwards.

The most popular public site search engine is probably Pirate Bay , but it is also, in my opinion, one of the worst. The trackers usually suffer from poor seeder to leecher download ratios, meaning long and drawn out download times for a given file you are seeking. But, to be fair, I have also found some cool stuff on Pirate Bay so it can be worth your time if you find yourself looking for rare or odd stuff.

For instance, as shown in the picture below, found this random movie “Baraka.” It’s labeled as a “good pot movie.” My friend who actually downloaded it said it was definitely a good pot movie. I don’t know about the last entry, “Guitars on Mushroom,” but it does sound kinda cool. To note though, notice the number of seeders and leechers. With “Baraka,” you have 3 seeders and 3 leechers. Now for a 700MB movie be prepared for it to take a while. In this case my buddy says it’s worth it, but for say a Britney Spears video? Fugetaboutit!

TorrentSpy is also another popular public site search engine. My buddy has found it useful from time to time for things like TV shows, or just random things that pop into his head. It usually has pretty decent download speeds, thanks to the way it’s database is connected externally to a number of private defined-membership sites like Demonoid .

To prove that it has better download speeds I punched in the same “Baraka” flic. If you notice in the image below it has a much much better download ratio, with 32 seeders and 36 leechers. Now that’s a ratio that will add years to your life.

My friend has also found it to be useful for finding everything from flics and TV shows to XBOX and PS2 games. It really runs the gamut of desired media.

The last public site search engine I’ll cover is Mininova . To quickly compare and contrast it to the other two, TorrentSpy and PirateBay I’ll use the same search query “Baraka.”

As shown below it has 29 seeders and 19 leechers. That’s not as good as TorrentSpy but still a heckuva lot better than PirateBay . My buddy has noticed too that it can be useful for finding random things as well, like new flics or even all things Howard Stern (Hey now). So you’ll want to bookmark this site as well.

As far as public sites with open-ended registration, there really isn’t too many out there. They are typically narrow in scope, offering a single category of media for downloaded. XBOX-Sky is a perfect example, solely offering XBOX backup games for download. Another is Red Skunk Tracker which is a Howard Stern exclusive site. It offers audio and video of any imaginable thing related to his show and nothing more. These particular sites, as I said, are few in number and narrow in scope, but you will find them on occasion in the vast sea that is BitTorrent.

PRIVATE SITES

These are sites that have a strictly controlled or defined membership base, limiting it’s numbers to invite or infrequent registration only. The reasoning behind this is to both prevent intrusion by the powers that be, i.e. RIAA, MPAA, FBI, OPP, THC, etc., etc.. Now in covering these sites I will not include screenshots per my buddy’s pleading. He cherishes his memberships and also their very existence, and by showing what they have for download could prove detrimental to either.

For music, my buddy claims OINK as his favorite. He cites it’s breathtaking trove of rare and popular music alike as well as it’s vast assortment of PC and MAC programs in making this assessment. I have seen some of the stuff he has downloaded and it does indeed run the gamut of the musical spectrum. He has obtained rare concert bootlegs seen nowhere else but in the Pink Palace that is OINK . It’s beauty is truly breathtaking when it comes to music.

Demonoid is a good place to find TV shows and random PBS and BBC documentaries. It has a number of things available as well, but again, my buddy claims it’s true greatness lies in these fore mentioned items.

Torrentit, TorrentLeech, and FileList are the mainstays when it comes to getting flics. My buddy won’t say or show exactly what he’s gotten from these sites, but he claims they have the “bestest of the best.” What makes these private sites so powerful is in the way their membership is strictly controlled. Ones download ratio is thereby the mark by which he is judged by the all powerful ADMINS that run them. Let your ratio get too low and you get the boot. Thus, members are very mindful about leaving items open and available for download, making for tremendous download speeds that oftentimes max out ones connection speed. For entrance to these sites, one usually must be invited by someone else. They sometimes have open registration, but it is rare and infrequent, so don’t get your hopes up.

In short, there are a wide variety of BitTorrent sites out there, both public and private. It takes some time and a little legwork to find those that, like I said, best suit your needs and oftentimes patience, but it can be done.

Note: If you are new to the BitTorrent “download scene,” a guide on getting started can be found HERE at ZEROPAID.

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Greetings everybody,

As you have probably noticed, we have often had downtimes. This was because it was so hard to keep this site up!
But now we are sorry to inform you all, that SuprNova is closing down for good in the way that we all know it.
We do not know if SuprNova is going to return, but it is certainly not going to be hosting any more torrent links.
We are very sorry for this, but there was no other way, we have tried everything.

Thank you all that helped us, by donating mirrors or something else, by uploading and seeding files, by helping people out on IRC and on forum, by spreading the word about SuprNova.org.
It is a sad day for all of us!

Please visit SuprNova.org every once in a while to get the latest news on what is happening and if there is anything new to report on.

As we wish to maintain the nice comunity that we created, we are keeping forums and irc servers open.

Thank you all and Goodbye!
sloncek & the rest of the SuprNova Team”

From the early days of BT Suprnova was one of the best known and visited sites on the net for torrent links
While thier initial start up was basic torrents, that soon expanded with the aqusition of Novasearch
(later Search Suprnova) and the later addition of a Mobile Section and a fledgling Mac Section.
They are the most recent torrent site to shut down as of late.

This following a turbulent week for torrent indexes that have shut down due to the MPAA, who have made no secret of thier plans to kill off the BT client and it’s host of torrent indexes.
This has made it a difficult week for BT and Edonkey.
While there are still some torrent sites left I am sorry to say kids that the death of this generation of P2P is now imminent.

While sad, it will, just like after the fall of napster spur innovation and bring in the new breed of peer to peer file sharing.

So please won’t you all join me in thanking Sloncek and his team for thier work and dedication on one of the best torrent sites on the net.
We shall miss you.

A Toast for Suprnova!