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While Away
Joined: 03 Dec 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject: newbie uTorrent questions |
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I am using uTorrent software for the first time and have a few newbie questions.
After downloading a file, then I seed it (actually, seems to happen automatically). Do I need to do anything special to make sure that those peers can only access that file, and not my whole hard drive. I mean, do I need to put the seeded files in one special folder and "publish" it? I just seems like if "peers" can come to my hard drive and grab that one seeded file, what's to stop them from grabbing anything on my hard drive.
In uTorrent under "seeds" and "peers" there are two numbers. For example: Seeds 19(40); peers 16(141). I understand seeds and peers, but what is the reason for the number inside the parenthesis and outside the parenthesis.
I understand it is important to keep my upload/download ration above 1.0. Is this important for the uTorrent software, or important for the Torrent Tracker? uTorrent computes this ratio under "show statistics", but I can't find any information on this ration on my "pirate bay" account:
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skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: newbie uTorrent questions |
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| While Away wrote: |
After downloading a file, then I seed it (actually, seems to happen automatically). Do I need to do anything special to make sure that those peers can only access that file, and not my whole hard drive. I mean, do I need to put the seeded files in one special folder and "publish" it? I just seems like if "peers" can come to my hard drive and grab that one seeded file, what's to stop them from grabbing anything on my hard drive. |
You don't need to do anything special. They can't take just anything off your HD because you ( and they) downloaded a file giving all the information of which file is being shared. Bit torrent will not let other info that is not known be taken.
| While Away wrote: |
In uTorrent under "seeds" and "peers" there are two numbers. For example: Seeds 19(40); peers 16(141). I understand seeds and peers, but what is the reason for the number inside the parenthesis and outside the parenthesis. |
The number in brackets is the total number available. The number outside the brackets are the ones you are connected to.
| While Away wrote: |
I understand it is important to keep my upload/download ration above 1.0. Is this important for the uTorrent software, or important for the Torrent Tracker? uTorrent computes this ratio under "show statistics", but I can't find any information on this ration on my "pirate bay" account:
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On public sites (like the pirate bay) a ratio of 1.0 is polite but you are under no obligation to keep that. Utorrent always keeps statistics but they don't matter. It only matters if you frequent private sites.. and it is the site that keeps your ratio statistics (and requires it) |
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While Away
Joined: 03 Dec 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks very much for the information. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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Rules of torrents
Hit and run on the public trackers
Be good on any decent private trackers. |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
Rules of torrents
Hit and run on the public trackers
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Bollocks. You should still seed to at least 100%. Hit and run is for @ssholes.
Anyway, with the upload speeds you have here in Korea, you should have close to if not more than 100% by the time you've completed your download. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Really? I'm usually at about .038 
I seed to 3:1 though. |
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superdave
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: over there ----->
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| wormholes101 wrote: |
Bollocks. You should still seed to at least 100%. Hit and run is for @ssholes.
Anyway, with the upload speeds you have here in Korea, you should have close to if not more than 100% by the time you've completed your download. |
agreed, only di.ckheads hit and run ... seed at least 1:1 ... otherwise there'd be no seeders at all.
the files on your hard drive are perfectly safe. the tracker only gives others access to the specific torrent files.
are you on demonoid?? if not, shoot me a pm and i'll send you an invite.
cheers
david
www.davidsmeaton.com |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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I generally seed to 2.0 unless I think it is a very good thing I have downloaded. Then, if I can spare the HD space, I will seed for as long as I can.
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