On the tech of Torrents

[Cool Blue]

I seem to get a million different kind of errors as to why some won't finish (or start). But these errors, sometimes anyway, appear to not mean much because sometimes if youleave them on for a week or so, they'll eventually stop erroring and being working. But not all.

When you do decide a torrent is dead and toast it from your queue?

Any tips on filtering torrents based off of the errors returned?

I've read through all the documentation for my torrent client, and it really doesn't explain the errors that get returned. Not in any sufficient detail anyway.

[Tormentius]

Cool Blue made a good point in a PM to me. The subject isn't specifically illegal but these conversations usually degenerate fast. All the same I'll reopen this thread for now as long as it doesn't turn into another warez topic.

[Kills On Site]

Well I know after about 15 minutes if a torrent I am trying to DL isnt connected then it is deleted. Of course I also wish that every torrent downloaded as fast as the D3: RoE trailer, 200 Kbps it was sexy

[Guest]

I use Burst! and it pops up a DOS prompt for every torrent. When it says "error connecting to tracker" then forget about it, either its dead or the tracker requires your IP to be on their list.

[4g3nt_Smith]

If I know the torrent has lots of seeders, but still spits out an error and is worth the time, I usually leave it until it sorts itself back out, or until someone gets done and theres enough "room" for me. BTW, Tormentius, change of heart? I pm'ed you about this same thread and you bitched and said we'd turn it into a warez topic you'd have to babysit.

[dzjepp]

I use Burst! and it pops up a DOS prompt for every torrent. When it says "error connecting to tracker" then forget about it, either its dead or the tracker requires your IP to be on their list.

Azureus works with 'connection errors' because it stores the tracker info on your system so you continue to download when these things happen.

[Tormentius]

If I know the torrent has lots of seeders, but still spits out an error and is worth the time, I usually leave it until it sorts itself back out, or until someone gets done and theres enough "room" for me. BTW, Tormentius, change of heart? I pm'ed you about this same thread and you bitched and said we'd turn it into a warez topic you'd have to babysit.

You immediately whined in a PM to me about it and, to be honest, I couldn't care less what your opinion is. I simply respect Cool Blue, the same can't be said for you.

[Tormentius]

Azureus works with 'connection errors' because it stores the tracker info on your system so you continue to download when these things happen.

I should really get around to trying that client someday. I'm still using ABC. Do you find Azureus a resource hog the way some say it is?

[dzjepp]

Not at all, but it's a fantastic client really. I remember Foo mentioning something about other clients having poor implementation of registering info with trackers and whatnot, so sometimes your ratio/etc. would not get saved. But Azureus does a good job of saving all of that.

Sometimes beta builds get 100% CPU issues but it's rare, I use them myself and they are solid overall. Plus Azureus has some nice plugins you can snag for it.

[+JuggerNaut+]

Azureus was a pig on my system, so i went back to ABC.

pig i say.

[Oblivi0.on]

I pm'ed you about this same thread and you bitched and said we'd turn it into a warez topic you'd have to babysit.

stop trying to start shit you whinny little fucking douchecrab.

[axbaby]

not all torrents are warez.

it may br helpfull to make an account at the seeder's forum and ask if they can re-seed.

a torrent is dead for me after 15 minutes ,i find when there are no seeds and 10 or so peers eventually a seeder will show up.

error messages could simply be that the seeder has it setup that you need to use a specific port for his download.

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