So what’s up with this. I’ve read lot’s about it, and I am downloading some movie files with it, and it seems to be just as slow as the old way of doing things.  So I guess this benefits server people more then common folk no?

Ps. I am using BitTornado software, that seems like something from the dark ages of command prompts.  I love the Dialog title CHANGE THESE SETTINGS AT YOUR OWN RISK.  Classy.

So perhaps if this protocol takes off, then browsers will build in?

BTW, what’s a MiB anyway?  Why not just good old MB, or am I asking for too much…
jigs :twisted:

I’ve used the ABC client to download some stuff before and it can work quicker than regular downloading because you’re downloading of multiple people.  Of course that depends on how many people have it available for downloading…

And I don’t know what MiB is all about :?

Bittorrent is just a distribution method. It can be a lot faster or a lot slower depending on circumstances and you will never download more than the maximum your downstream pipe can handle anyway. It does benefit server people since the download is distributed, but it also benefits downloaders in that if the source’s bandwidth or usage gets too high, the user can get it from elsewhere.

MiB is nomenclature trying to solve the old 1 Kb = 1024 bits vs 1KM = 1000 M problem. Gibi, mibi and kibi are just the binary (base 2) versions of the familiar giga, mega and kilo. If you want more details, check out any of the hard drive space threads on this forum. 1 MiB = 1,048,576 bytes.

My final word on bittorrent:

6+ hours later and no resume.

Try azureus.

No, don’t ask, try.

You may want to try BitComet as it’s a much better torrent client than the one you’re using and makes it easier to start/stop/resume torrents. Also, it organizes multiple jobs into a single interface. Also, it allows you specify specific files for downloads within a torrent set.

Azerus is also known to be good but then it’s Java-based….which means it can bog down your system. Don’t get me wrong, I love Java as a programming language (especially for web stuff) but it can be awful when used for client-side apps.

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Azerus is also known to be good but then it’s Java-based….which means it can bog down your system. Don’t get me wrong, I love Java as a programming language (especially for web stuff) but it can be awful when used for client-side apps.

You’re right. It’s a shame, because Azureus is an otherwise very fine piece of software. They should have written it in C++ (yes, I like C++, I know, I’m a pervert) or python (my favourite language).

[quote author=“FrodoID”]You’re right. It’s a shame, because Azureus is an otherwise very fine piece of software. They should have written it in C++ (yes, I like C++, I know, I’m a pervert) or python (my favourite language).

Look at the bright side: it wasn’t written in VB.

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Look at the bright side: it wasn’t written in VB.

I find your vibrant fantasy to be utterly disgusting.

[quote author=“Drachen”][quote author=“FrodoID”]You’re right. It’s a shame, because Azureus is an otherwise very fine piece of software. They should have written it in C++ (yes, I like C++, I know, I’m a pervert) or python (my favourite language).

Look at the bright side: it wasn’t written in VB.

Haha…true. Although oddly enough…I’ve had better experience with VB client based apps than I have with Java client based apps. My award for worst Java-based IDE has to go to Forte. It’s probably better now but man, that thing was so awful…the horror…the horror…

I use this as well, have been for quite a while, its the best client I could find.

Erik

Personally i use Azureus, I’ve used BitComent in the past but couldnt get it to work as well as Azureus. I may try it again though just for kicks.

:evil: The problem isn’t splitting hairs over which client is better, as shown here in a minicosm poll of the top 3:
 

but more important-  is the platform any better than what we had,  and should we allow it to propagate into our daily lives?

Of course we are!  Because in our hearts we love complicated and new sftware no matter how archane it is. Here is the biggest problem found when I tested the latest BitTornado, as with a large zip archive, the entire archive must download before it’s valid.  The “Never” download was used for all but the first file on my first try (see illustration above).  :(  It seems that may be a bug in BitTornado, where if the first file is the only to download, BT crashes.  So I tried again and 16 hours later it looks like it may work, but there is still a few weeks to go. I set the first one and a few others to “Download first” but the program is still trying to assemble ALL of the files before finishing the job :shock:

[quote author=“jiggy”]:evil: The problem isn’t splitting hairs over which client is better, as shown here in a minicosm poll of the top 3:...

Well, i think most people are recommending either BitComet or Azerus because they are easier to use, more sophisticated, and offer a unified interface that’s free of window clutter.

For instance, in the example window you have…you can specify the priority of the downloads so that you could either manually specify certain files in a set (say, episode 2 or 3 of the show you’re downloding) get higher priority so they download first allowing you to start watching the series in order while the others download. Also, if you simply need a specific file from a set it’s easy to do with both of these clients.

Groovy, the interface for comet is so so much better but it won’t run the same torrent file that BitTornado finally did…here is the comet log:

NEVERMIND! IT is working!!! thanks, I should always just listen to you.
jigs

[quote author=“jiggy”]My final word on bittorrent:

6+ hours later and no resume.

Those are fake torrents. Those files were uploaded by the RIAA peeps in an attempt to poison the system with fake uploads. So if you ever see anything that would take forever to to complete while at 98% or so, then it’s a fake. I’ve had a few of these things. Just erase them and find completely new torrents for em.