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BitTyrant and BitThief take 'me first' approach
(old news - 02:54PM Friday Jan 05 2007)
tags: Fileswapping · software · networking
The other day we mentioned BitTyrant, a self-professed "selfish" BitTorrent client based on Azureus. While the new client optimizes download speeds for the individual, reports indicate it potentially harms the overall performance of the swarm. Another new client, Bit Thief, takes things one step further by refusing to upload. It does this by constantly pretending to be a newly-arrived peer with nothing to offer, notes Torrent Freak. Obviously, the latter client in particular defeats the entire purpose of BitTorrent.

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Camelot One
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Unfortunately, we now welcome this years most popular client

A Bit Torrent client that can successfully download without uploading? Yeah, this is every leecher's dream. Hopefully trackers will simply ban any clients running it.

RedXII1234
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Re: Unfortunately, we now welcome this years most popular client

Maybe that explains why I upload at full speed but only get a 400byte/second download...

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Re: Unfortunately, we now welcome this years most popular client

said by RedXII1234 See Profile :

Maybe that explains why I upload at full speed but only get a 400byte/second download...
Yep, if I upload but cap to say, 50% of my total upload so I can still do my normal tasks, I receive crap for download speed.

BT is nice in theory, but it sucks on an asymmetric connection. I hate it when I have to use it.
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January 5th, @03:24PM

Re: Unfortunately, we now welcome this years most popular client

said by MattE See Profile :

said by RedXII1234 See Profile :

Maybe that explains why I upload at full speed but only get a 400byte/second download...
Yep, if I upload but cap to say, 50% of my total upload so I can still do my normal tasks, I receive crap for download speed.
But this way you can still get in trouble for spreading copyrighted content.

Now people can download as much copyrighted content as they want, with the protection of usenet and the price of bittorrent. It's win win!

</sarcasm>
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I upload at 2/3 of my 768kbit upload max. That's enough to get me close to max capacity (3mbit) down on popular torrents. Even with less popular files, I rarely get less than what I give.

I'm not sure if it made much difference but, under transfer options in Azureus, I upped the "Max number of connections per torrent default" setting significantly. I rarely dl more than one or two files at a time... so I wanted to use as much resources on those files as possible. See »www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Ad···settings

The default per torrent is 70. The global default is 300. IIRC, I set the per torrent to 250 and the global to 500. THe additional overhead is worth it (I think) and my aging computer is not particularly laggy because of it either.
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matrix3D

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Re: Unfortunately, we now welcome this years most popular client

I have my client set to upload at 40 KB/s even though I max out around 90 KB/s upload (768 Kbps upstream). On a few particular torrents, I've actually achieved speeds of 1.1 MB/s (megabytes, not bits) which pretty much maxes out my downstream speed.
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said by MattE See Profile :

Yep, if I upload but cap to say, 50% of my total upload so I can still do my normal tasks, I receive crap for download speed.

BT is nice in theory, but it sucks on an asymmetric connection. I hate it when I have to use it.
Ever since I replaced my Westell WireSpeed modem with a SpeedStream modem, that problem has gone away. Apparently, the new SpeedStream modem can optimize for ACK packets, and that mitigates slow surfing.
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said by RedXII1234 See Profile :

Maybe that explains why I upload at full speed but only get a 400byte/second download...
Yeah, it's starting to piss me off.. I'm at 94% on a torrent, and my speeds dropped to 0-3kB/s wtf.. There are like 500+ seeds and double the downloaders..

It's weird how my upload is great though..
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Ze crooks are wanting to kick out the freeloading crooks. That about it?

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Re: Unfortunately, we now welcome this years most popular client

said by kyramilan See Profile :

Ze crooks are wanting to kick out the freeloading crooks. That about it?
If you're talking Warez or music ... yes.

But this client could help legit torrent downloads as well.
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lame

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lame

Too scared to share, then go use newsgroups. Otherwise don't be an ass and share.

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'They' are always busy doing something...

If they can't successfully poison some of the networks with bad content maybe they could have success with poisoning the network with evil clients?

This is just a brain dead idea anyway so anyone that truly cared about p2p file distribution would never create such a thing. I'm guessing that "follow the money" will lead to an answer in this situation.
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Re: 'They' are always busy doing something...

The future of BitTorrent lies in private trackers, and the best thing about those trackers is the admins can ban any client they wish to.

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Re: 'They' are always busy doing something...

said by Sean See Profile :

The future of BitTorrent lies in private trackers, and the best thing about those trackers is the admins can ban any client they wish to.
The future of non-legal downloading with bittorrent lies in private trackers... maybe.

It works fine for what I use it mostly for.

Don't confuse the content with the application.
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mobbo

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Re: 'They' are always busy doing something...

Most private trackers (like Demonoid) have a ratio you must meet. Plus you have to be invited to join by a current member or wait until a Friday to sign up. If you don't keep a 1:1 ratio download:upload or close to one, you are kicked out.

Logwind

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There's always someone to spoil it.

Totally lame. Every tracker should ban this leeching trash pronto.
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I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
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hopeflicker
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
Typical comment by our resident shrill
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by hopeflicker See Profile :

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
Typical comment by our resident shrill
a what?

hopeflicker
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

Let me elaborate for ya:
Typical comment by our resident corporate shrill.
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by hopeflicker See Profile :

Let me elaborate for ya:
Typical comment by our resident corporate shrill.
again i ask a what?

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I think he means shill.

Someone needs to ask him how long he's been on the RIAA/
MPAA payroll. That ought to be the standard response when
any anti-p2p troll chimes in.
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hopeflicker
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

LOL, yeah. my bad

yock
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said by hopeflicker See Profile :

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
Typical comment by our resident shrill
How many will you call shills? All who agree with him? I have news for you. There are a fair number of people who believe it's illegal to download copyrighted material without paying for it. Will you call us all shills?
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hopeflicker
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

If other users are making comments that are pro big corporations/oppress the small man or appear to be astroturfing, then yes.

yock
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by hopeflicker See Profile :

If other users are making comments that are pro big corporations/oppress the small man or appear to be astroturfing, then yes.
Because all big corporations are evil, all small men are great, and everyone who downloads music is just fighting the man. I've heard it all before, it's all worthless.

You want music? Pay for it.
You want movies? Pay for them.
You want software? Pay for it.
You want them for free? You deal with me and TK Junk Mail See Profile admonishing you for breaking the law and being so stupid to post about it on a public website accessible to millions of people, not to mention the RIAA, MPAA, and law enforcement.

You have no respect for the artists from which you steal.
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hopeflicker
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January 5th, @04:57PM

Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

No, i do have respect for the artists. It's the **AA that *WE* don't have respect for. The artists are paid regardless.

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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by hopeflicker See Profile :

No, i do have respect for the artists. It's the **AA that *WE* don't have respect for. The artists are paid regardless.
It's naive to believe that contract terms haven't changed as a result of media piracy.
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hopeflicker
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by yock See Profile :

said by hopeflicker See Profile :

No, i do have respect for the artists. It's the **AA that *WE* don't have respect for. The artists are paid regardless.
It's naive to believe that contract terms haven't changed as a result of media piracy.
Yeah, you're right. The contracts are changing.
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yock
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

Just like any other business. Those fronting the money are seeing their profits fall, so the people who produce at their behest suffer.

It's basic economics, not evil domination.
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hopeflicker
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by yock See Profile :

Those fronting the money are seeing their profits fall.
No one really knows *IF* their profits are falling. Can you honestly believe any of those skewed statistics that the recording industry vomits regarding P2P is killing them?

yock
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by hopeflicker See Profile :

said by yock See Profile :

Those fronting the money are seeing their profits fall.
No one really knows *IF* their profits are falling. Can you honestly believe any of those skewed statistics that the recording industry vomits regarding P2P is killing them?
No, but if everyone follows your example and stops paying for their media, what money are they supposed to use to pay artists.

Your justification, that artists are paid regardless, is predicated on the fact that some people still buy their media. That means you're exploiting the very people you're admonishing for paying for it. They make your free ride possible.
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said by hopeflicker See Profile :

No, i do have respect for the artists. It's the **AA that *WE* don't have respect for. The artists are paid regardless.
Yep. That's why I go indie.
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Oh dear. Please, RIAA and MPAA, find the IP insder.ath.cx traces back to and raid my house for downloading movies/music illegally. Whatever you do, don't check my Divx DVD player with a flash drive (easy piracy, no converting!). The millions of people here may go forth and report me: »www.mpaa.org/ReportPiracy.asp or 1-800-NO-COPYS.
I expect my door kicked in within the evening.
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"oppress the small man"? What is this, the '60s? Or did your Enzyte run out?

Expressing your own opinions is not "astroturfing", by the way. It's pretty well established where TK Junk Mail See Profile comes down on P2P and he's quite consistent about it. What is your motivation?
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said by yock See Profile :


said by hopeflicker See Profile :
Typical comment by our resident shrill

How many will you call shills? All who agree with him? I have news for you. There are a fair number of people who believe it's illegal to download copyrighted material without paying for it. Will you call us all shills?
As usual, they have no idea. I don't now or never have worked for the RIAA, MPAA, a content provider, an access provider, or any lobbying outfit. I am retired from a railroad, and live off my pension and investments. So the constant cry of corporate shill is the only defense that they can throw up when called for breaking the law.
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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
These clients effect more then warez/music/movie downloads. Of course, you refuse to understand that.

TK Junk Mail
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by Mchart See Profile :

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
These clients effect more then warez/music/movie downloads. Of course, you refuse to understand that.
But most bit torrent users are using it for stealing copyrighted material. The small percentage that use it to download legitimate material don't remove the stigma from the illegitimate majority.
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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

said by Mchart See Profile :

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
These clients effect more then warez/music/movie downloads. Of course, you refuse to understand that.
But most bit torrent users are using it for stealing copyrighted material. The small percentage that use it to download legitimate material don't remove the stigma from the illegitimate majority.
Okay, so because most people are speeders, we should punish everyone? Need I say gone is the innocent until proven guilty!!! Dictators are not welcome here, so leave before I start a revolution. To arms my friends, fight for our freedoms for the confederates seek to take away your way of life my friends!!!!!

Oops I forgot, its already happened and the media is our judge/jury and executioner...................
Desdinova

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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

Here here! And somebody go arrest those indians dumping all that tea into Boston Harbor! They're breaking the law and must be punished!!

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patcat88

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Over 3 weeks of seeding, I get a share ratio of 22, yet there still is only 0-2 seeds. Now I just
"block upload" if a peer has more than 70%, or if its a BitComet, "Kick Ban" since it defeats "block upload". If I stop giving the peer data they will have to sit around and try to negotitate with other peers (who can get pieces from me cuz they arent 70% yet) for data, which includes some trading action. I wish there was a feature where I can limit the speed of each peer I am uploading to (I am seed) to 1 or 2 kBps, if I have 5 peers, I upload 5kBps on that torrent, 20 peers, 20kBps. It forces peers to stay around and do some "torrent action" rather than use me as a file server. Also, peers should ask peers "what IPs can I talk to check that you are uploading since I dont trust a word you say?". Leechers and 99% of internet users wont have multiple public IPs to run fake peers that say "he uploaded 50 gigs to me" to get downloads for the leecher peer.
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said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
Some people like myself use BitTorrent (although not very much) and don't download/upload copyright material, but thanks for labeling me a thief.

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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

Where exactly did he label you a thief? If you are referring to his comment about morality, he only referenced *most* BT users, not *all. The only other way I can see you thinking he called you a thief is if YOU are using BitThief, in which case you can kindly gtfo and stfu.

mcmillan

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QUOTE:
"people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users."
I usually do not post but I could not stand you offending people such as myself. FYI I HAVE NEVER DOWNLOADED NEITHER MOVIE NOR MUSIC USING TORRENTS. I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE TIME TO READ THIS POST YOU... (I DO NOT KNOW GOOD ENOUGH WORD TO OFFEND YOU WITHOUT VENTURING OUTSIDE LITERARY ENGLISH)
I should think that, torrent using, members of BBR forums should request a formal apology from you.
TO THE FORUM'S MODERATOR. Could we have this person banned if he/she will not beg forgiveness
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January 5th, @09:54PM

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
Yep, and most of the people living in the middle east are terrorists too.
</sarcasm>

Just because "most" BitTorrent users use the service for illegal purposes doesn't mean everyone does. The company I work for uses it to distribute software updates to customers quickly and easily, whether it be in the same office or across the country. While not as effective as a direct HTTP download it allows us to distribute bandwidth from multiple servers across the country, and we do push quite a bit of bandwidth monthly.

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Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

said by cc2iscool See Profile :

said by TK Junk Mail See Profile :

people not playing by the rules. Go to it "Bit Thief" users. You fit right in with the lack of morality shown by most BitTorrent users.
Just because "most" BitTorrent users use the service for illegal purposes doesn't mean everyone does.
Gee, now I just re-read my post and nowhere did I say everyone does. In fact I said "MOST" users do. So what is your point since you agree with what I said.
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January 6th, @12:33PM

Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

I am sorry to ask. Where do I agree with you? Who agrees with you? Do you know MOST of the users??? In fact you said what you said.

[mod edit --- posting IM contents is not allowed --- fatness]

mcmillan

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January 8th, @11:15PM

Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

TO MOD
I am curious.
1. Why am I not allowed to quote IM? /I know why already./
2.Why was my comment removed? It was not a part of IM message.
PS
Good luck keeping the peace. If this is what you are doing.

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TO MOD
I am curious.
Why am I not allowed to quote IM?
»Site FAQ »IMs and Privacy
IMPORTANT: IMs ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PRIVATE AMONG MEMBERS OF THIS SITE. THEIR CONTENTS SHOULD NOT BE REPRODUCED ANYWHERE, ON THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER, WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE ORIGINATING MEMBER. TO DO SO MAY BE VIOLATING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ANOTHER MEMBER'S PRIVACY, AND WILL MOST CERTAINLY HAVE NEGATIVE RESULTS.

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January 8th, @11:21PM

Re: I think it is funny - music & video thieves whining about ..

Thank you that was most informative.
Would you ,expressly, agree to have the message posted???
Quoting may violate the warm, fuzzy feeling of safety. The thing you have written at the end of the message was really inappropriate. It is not up to you to decide if someone wants an apology neither you should be telling me where to post or how to react.

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