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mixteus
14-08-2003, 17:58
Hi,

Can anyone help, I have come across a P2P application called Bit Torrent.

I am familiar with Kazaa and Winmx, but i have not got a clue how to use Bit torrent.

All help greatly appreciated :dunce:
Richard M
14-08-2003, 18:00
You just click on a .torrent link and that's it.
It's great for fast distribution of large files as in a new game patch or something.
Ste Riley
16-08-2003, 14:51
Send me a PM if your interested in some cool torrent sites mixteus ;)
Dupre
16-08-2003, 16:33
BT is damn aweful, think of it like edonkey, but instead of links, you use a small file with hash info in it.

I found it undeniably un-user friendly, stick with Kazaa and Emule.
paulyoung666
16-08-2003, 17:40
Originally posted by Dupre
BT is damn aweful, think of it like edonkey, but instead of links, you use a small file with hash info in it.

I found it undeniably un-user friendly, stick with Kazaa and Emule.

when i first looked at it i thought that , but after having a second go at it i am quite impressed :)
the only thing is can you shutdown and resume a download in any way or not :confused:

@SteRiley is it ok to pm you for the links as well
:)
Ste Riley
16-08-2003, 18:43
If you close bit torrent you just click on the link again which you was downloading from and point it at the place you saved your file.

Then it will resume from where its from.

It may not be user friendly but if you want some hard to get files in double quick time then the likes of KaZaA are no match for it.
Tezcatlipoca
16-08-2003, 20:06
But how do you find Bit Torrent links?
Chris
16-08-2003, 20:45
Originally posted by Tezcatlipoca
But how do you find Bit Torrent links?

I experimented with it briefly and found it easy to find links ... do a google for 'bit torrent' and you'll get loads.
paulyoung666
16-08-2003, 20:49
am i right in thinking there is no GUI like kazaa ?????????
if there is i cant find it :confused:
if i click on an torrent link all i get is a box asking where i want to save it to , is that right , very :confused:
and i still dont get the resume bit , i have set the download to go to a folder on the desktop , no problem , i just cant work out how to resume a download very very :confused: now
Chris
16-08-2003, 21:14
There was no GUI to speak of when I tried it, but I was using the Mac version. Don't know if it was different.
Ste Riley
16-08-2003, 21:19
There is a GUI KazaA type thing you can download for Bit Torrents that I cant remember the name of... I dont use it because its rubbish.

Using the site links usually provides me with what im looking for.
paulyoung666
16-08-2003, 22:14
BT++ , is a gui , it seems ok , and you can throttle the upload , good job really as i couldnt browse with it unthrottled :mad:
Dupre
19-08-2003, 02:22
get the Burst client if you get any...
darant
08-11-2003, 22:12
get the Burst client if you get any...

A forum has just been opened for the world of BitTorrent. The link is here http://www.bittorrentportal.com

I'm not purposly spamming but this site and others have a vast amount of info on BitTorrnets.

BitTorrent is a different ay in which to file share. To use BitTorrent you need to access a tracker i.e. http://www.loonland.co.uk/tracker :angel:

The torrent file is made by hashing the torrented file and uploaded to a "tracker" which is then made available to it's users.

BitTorrent (in my opinion) is 100,000,000 times better than Kazaa and the like. I have never been infected with a virus or anything that may comprimise my network security.

If you have never used BitTorrent I'd strongly suggest you give it a go to share your own vids or family pics :naughty:

The origanal BT client can be forund here (http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/download.html)

As stated, there are many BT clients available. Just google!
Millay
09-11-2003, 00:17
Ive never got along with bit torrent, downloads have never worked for me, reckon its my network setup but never bin that bothered to sit there and sort it out..
darant
12-11-2003, 21:27
Ive never got along with bit torrent, downloads have never worked for me, reckon its my network setup but never bin that bothered to sit there and sort it out..

Just a little note: My domain has now changed and as of now is

http://bttracker.co.uk

Please take a look..........
darant
15-12-2003, 20:41
Hi all,

Just to keep you updated on a supersite for bit torrent that was recently born.

http://www.bittorrentportal.com

I'm a Moderator on the site and would like to offer the link for all those who are intrested in Bit Torrent. Please feel free to register or have a look around. Please use my name darant as the referal when/if you decide to join. The new version of the Tracker Software is due to be released.

I have plugged this site there so I thought I'd try get some cross members.

Thanks

Daran
snuffs99
15-12-2003, 23:24
IRC everytime people, now BT may b better than emule and kazaa but IRC kicks BT's ar*se on downloads no probs.
Fawkes
16-12-2003, 00:48
For help and information on Bit Torrent and many other p2p systems try these two sites:

http://www.zeropaid.com/
http://www.slyck.com/