Can anyone explain Bit Torrents to me? - GoFuckYourself.com

Rob · 11-24-2004, 10:58 AM

I've been hearing a lot about it recently and it has piqued my curiousity. They say that you can download old and hard to get movies as well as old tv shows.

Can anyone explain to me how this works?

Manowar · 11-24-2004, 11:00 AM

client downloads from loads of other people, whilst sharing what you have to everyone else.

is awesome for fast file sharing, but a lot of files go without 'seeds', which means they never will complete
its neat that Sourceforge and Linux distributions have started to come out on BT too.

check out 'Azureus', probably the best client for BT

Jace · 11-24-2004, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by Manowar
client downloads from loads of other people, whilst sharing what you have to everyone else.

is awesome for fast file sharing, but a lot of files go without 'seeds', which means they never will complete
its neat that Sourceforge and Linux distributions have started to come out on BT too.

check out 'Azureus', probably the best client for BT

i never have a problem with completion....every file I get is finished fine

Jace · 11-24-2004, 11:02 AM

and if you compare it to usenet, it ain't that fast at all

most I get with bittorent is about 100kb if I am lucky...i stay at 500kb/sec continuously with usenet

and if you see it on bittorrent, it is almost guaranteed to be on usenet

StuartD · 11-24-2004, 11:02 AM

It's a file sharing program essentially. You use it to download that stuff, and so long as you leave the download open (even after completion)... others can grab that file from you. But it doesn't just grab from a singular source... it grabs from all people who have their bit torrents open.

Try this and grab the B++ version.. http://bittorrent.com/

And then check out http://www.suprnova.org

Once installed the bit torrent recognizes .torrent file extensions in IE... if you click on a movie or tv show or what have you... it'll automatically launch the bit torrent download program.

Rob · 11-24-2004, 11:02 AM

Damn, that shit sounds interesting! Let me go find a client.

LoveHenk · 11-24-2004, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by JaceXXX
and if you compare it to usenet, it ain't that fast at all

most I get with bittorent is about 100kb if I am lucky...i stay at 500kb/sec continuously with usenet

and if you see it on bittorrent, it is almost guaranteed to be on usenet

is there any free news server for binaries? I assume u get ur files from binary news groups am i right?

beemk · 11-24-2004, 11:05 AM

usually only new stuff works. if its an old tv show not many people are downloading the file because they got it when it came out, so theres not many people that you download it from.

LoveHenk · 11-24-2004, 11:05 AM

www.torrentspy.com is also awsome

as a matter of fact, i am downloading now 9 albums of snoop dogg in one file.

Jace · 11-24-2004, 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by LoveHenk
is there any free news server for binaries? I assume u get ur files from binary news groups am i right?

nah, there arenj't many free, and if they are, they suck

i use giganews at $24.95 unlimited

shit, i got almost 13 gigs last night alone

yaeh, binaries

MattO · 11-24-2004, 11:08 AM

Be careful because the larger public trackers are being watched, when you're connected, your IP isn't anon.

LoveHenk · 11-24-2004, 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by JaceXXX
nah, there arenj't many free, and if they are, they suck

i use giganews at $24.95 unlimited

shit, i got almost 13 gigs last night alone

yaeh, binaries

how does it compare to kazaa and torrents. are there just polular things on? or do they have quite rare things as well???

i am considering taking one actually.

Violetta · 11-25-2004, 06:26 PM

I found a german torrent site which had 1300 ++ porn dvd's

garce · 11-25-2004, 06:33 PM

Crypt · 11-25-2004, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by Rockatansky
I found a german torrent site which had 1300 ++ porn dvd's

Cool ;) You can build a paysite now ;)

Theo · 11-25-2004, 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by LoveHenk
www.torrentspy.com is also awsome

as a matter of fact, i am downloading now 9 albums of snoop dogg in one file.

that's illegal man, why are you doing it?

don't answer,im doing the same

Rebecca Love · 11-25-2004, 10:38 PM

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and if you compare it to usenet, it ain't that fast at all most I get with bittorent is about 100kb if I am lucky...i stay at 500kb/sec continuously with usenet and if you see it on bittorrent, it is almost guaranteed to be on usenet

silly me, I went and bought usenet for a month and cant figure out how to use it. I tried bit torrent, but my lord that was sickening slow. I have 4 MB DL, and 550 KBPS upload so it was not a problem on my end.

now if i could only figure out usenet. I was looking forward to wathcing spiddy 2 tonight!

Kard63 · 11-25-2004, 10:40 PM

Its like newsgroups only slower and not anonymous....

Bad idea. Even more so with the movie industry prosecuting people for DLing a single movie last week.

Rebecca Love · 11-25-2004, 10:44 PM

yeh, i already cancelled my account. Is there a place where you can pay per movie to DL, legally?

Kard63 · 11-25-2004, 10:50 PM

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Originally posted by Rebecca Love
yeh, i already cancelled my account. Is there a place where you can pay per movie to DL, legally?

no, but newsgroups are anonymous.

Your IP and connection history are erased as soon as you finish a DL.

Rebecca Love · 11-25-2004, 10:52 PM

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no, but newsgroups are anonymous. Your IP and connection history are erased as soon as you finish a DL.

I cant figure it out, so I just cancelled it. I will just have to go buy it on DVD. I could not find it on Netflix.

Azathoth · 11-25-2004, 11:31 PM

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Originally posted by Kard63
no, but newsgroups are anonymous.

Your IP and connection history are erased as soon as you finish a DL.

erm.. that's not 100% true... not even close.

- Az

Dirty F · 11-25-2004, 11:35 PM

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Originally posted by Rockatansky
I found a german torrent site which had 1300 ++ porn dvd's

Hmm do you have an url?

Kard63 · 11-25-2004, 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by Rebecca Love
I cant figure it out, so I just cancelled it. I will just have to go buy it on DVD. I could not find it on Netflix.

You got aim or ICQ ? Its $16 a month and you can DL anything that is recent. I could write a 1 page tutorial and you could do it.

Vitasoy · 11-25-2004, 11:43 PM

usenet is the best for 0-day, bt is great for finding older stuff.

Rebecca Love · 11-25-2004, 11:49 PM

aim is rebeccaluv4u

Rebecca Love · 11-25-2004, 11:55 PM

I do not have ICQ, i kept having problems with it.

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Rob I'm a great bowler. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right Outside of Normal. Posts: 13,309	Can anyone explain Bit Torrents to me? I've been hearing a lot about it recently and it has piqued my curiousity. They say that you can download old and hard to get movies as well as old tv shows. Can anyone explain to me how this works? __________________

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Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	client downloads from loads of other people, whilst sharing what you have to everyone else. is awesome for fast file sharing, but a lot of files go without 'seeds', which means they never will complete its neat that Sourceforge and Linux distributions have started to come out on BT too. check out 'Azureus', probably the best client for BT

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Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	and if you compare it to usenet, it ain't that fast at all most I get with bittorent is about 100kb if I am lucky...i stay at 500kb/sec continuously with usenet and if you see it on bittorrent, it is almost guaranteed to be on usenet

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LoveHenk Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 308	www.torrentspy.com is also awsome as a matter of fact, i am downloading now 9 albums of snoop dogg in one file.

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Kard63 Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 237 619 975 Posts: 8,944	Its like newsgroups only slower and not anonymous.... Bad idea. Even more so with the movie industry prosecuting people for DLing a single movie last week. __________________

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Rebecca Love Skinemax BQueen Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,145	yeh, i already cancelled my account. Is there a place where you can pay per movie to DL, legally? __________________ Kisses, Rebecca Love "Skinemax BQueen of Late-Nite" www.RebeccaLove.com

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Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	usenet is the best for 0-day, bt is great for finding older stuff. __________________ [email protected]

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Rebecca Love Skinemax BQueen Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,145	I do not have ICQ, i kept having problems with it. __________________ Kisses, Rebecca Love "Skinemax BQueen of Late-Nite" www.RebeccaLove.com