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The Pirate Bay stops distributing .torrent files
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 29 February, 2012
The Pirate Bay has ceased distributing torrent files, a necessary move, they say, to "step forward in technology."
Instead of torrent files, the site will now use magnets, which they say will be more efficient and take up less space.
Reads the full statement:
No more torrents=no changes anyhow
Today marks the end of an era. Sort of.
TPB will no longer give out links to .torrent ... [ read the full article ]
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shortybob
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29. February 2012 @ 13:27 |
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Scared the **** out of me for s second...
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tongs007
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29. February 2012 @ 14:54 |
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well i cant figure out even how to open a magnet file, using chrome or i.e with bitlord
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elitepunk
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29. February 2012 @ 15:12 |
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ARE YOU F--CKING KIDDING ME/// noooo i hate magnets i cant use them with PORTALBE UTORRENT GRRRRRR =[
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snardos
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29. February 2012 @ 15:54 |
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I have had issues with magnet links in the past. Sometimes the metadata never got fetched which means the download wouldn't start. I neved did figure out how to use them in linux, but I also didn't try very hard since the .torrent files worked just fine.
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tongs007
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29. February 2012 @ 15:55 |
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figured it out, used latest utorrent
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tongs007
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29. February 2012 @ 15:57 |
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Originally posted by snardos:
I have had issues with magnet links in the past. Sometimes the metadata never got fetched which means the download wouldn't start. I neved did figure out how to use them in linux, but I also didn't try very hard since the .torrent files worked just fine.
i heard it works well on ubatanu ( or whatever its called) for linux os
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29. February 2012 @ 16:06 |
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The most heavily monitored sight on the planet ---> Arrrrrggghhhh , don't cry when you get hit with a lawsuit for downloading movies like Conan, me Matey!!!
No time for Leap frog!!!
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elitepunk
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29. February 2012 @ 16:24 |
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GR8 now we can't select what we want to d/l out of torrent files anymore...this really sucks, and is a HUGE move backwards...this is just so they don't get shutdown. however they still will get shutdown eventually anyway so who really gives a sh-t!
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tongs007
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29. February 2012 @ 17:02 |
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Originally posted by elitepunk:
GR8 now we can't select what we want to d/l out of torrent files anymore...this really sucks, and is a HUGE move backwards...this is just so they don't get shutdown. however they still will get shutdown eventually anyway so who really gives a sh-t!
i dont know about that, piratebay still has answers for everything flung at them, the government try and block it and piratebay always counter measure, it should have been shut down years ago but its still going. hope it lasts to be honest :D
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ivymike
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29. February 2012 @ 17:58 |
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I read a while back that TPB was working with Bittorrent developers on a replacement protocol that features more encrypted data streams and more flexibility......Perhaps this is a prelude to a rollout of such a product.
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stardata
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29. February 2012 @ 18:25 |
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Ahh the ole Magnet bay. you have got to hand it to them, works great but a lot of people don't like change but it is a worthwhile change in regard to keeping one step ahead. well done the magnet bay. A new name for a new begining.
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29. February 2012 @ 20:41 |
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Haven't used Magnet yet. Just tried one out with uTorrent. Seemed pretty simple. I don't really see much of a difference, but I didn't have to download anything else to make it work, so nothing to complain about. At least Piratebay is still up and running. The only really "good" torrent site, or should I now say magnet site out there, IMO, besides private trackers.
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Bozobub
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29. February 2012 @ 21:33 |
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Originally posted by elitepunk:
ARE YOU F--CKING KIDDING ME/// noooo i hate magnets i cant use them with PORTALBE UTORRENT GRRRRRR =[
aTorrent (Android) deals with magnet links just fine, actually.
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stuntz0rZ
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29. February 2012 @ 21:38 |
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magnet links never worked for me b4. will have to try it again arrg!
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freddy11
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29. February 2012 @ 21:49 |
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Originally posted by mike.m:
Havent used Magnet yet. Just tried one out with uTorrent. Seemed pretty simple. I dont really see much of a difference, but I didnt have to download anything else to make it work, so nothing to complain about. At least Piratebay is still up and running. The only really "good" torrent site, or should I now say magnet site out there, IMO, besides private trackers.
Mike I am not too technical, am retired, and would really appreciate a SIMPLE LAYMANS explanation of "magnets" and how to use them. Fred
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Bozobub
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29. February 2012 @ 21:52 |
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Click them. If you have a decent torrent client (Vuze/Azureus, uTorrent) a magnet link will work roughly like downloading a full .torrent file. They do take somewhat longer to start, however.
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freddy11
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29. February 2012 @ 22:26 |
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Originally posted by Bozobub:
Click them. If you have a decent torrent client (Vuze/Azureus, uTorrent) a magnet link will work roughly like downloading a full .torrent file. They do take somewhat longer to start, however.
What is the magnet, what does it look like?
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scorpNZ
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29. February 2012 @ 22:58 |
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Originally posted by freddy11:
Originally posted by Bozobub:
Click them. If you have a decent torrent client (Vuze/Azureus, uTorrent) a magnet link will work roughly like downloading a full .torrent file. They do take somewhat longer to start, however.
What is the magnet, what does it look like?
magnet
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ivymike
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29. February 2012 @ 23:40 |
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The Magnet icon looks like the classic "U" shaped magnet.
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freddy11
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1. March 2012 @ 00:02 |
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ok where is it situated
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freddy11
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1. March 2012 @ 00:07 |
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Thank you very much in advance to all who took the trouble to help a computer illiterate retiree. Appreciated
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1. March 2012 @ 00:39 |
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i did notice when i click download a torrent file it says choose program to open with and i select vuze and it takes a while for it to start downloading.
custom built gaming pc from early 2010,ps2 with 15 games all original,ps3 500gbs with 5 games all original,yamaha amp and 5.1channel surround sound speakers,46inch sony lcd smart tv.
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Bozobub
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1. March 2012 @ 12:15 |
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Originally posted by freddy11:
What is the magnet, what does it look like?
It'll look like any other hyperlink, silly. Generally, with the helpful label, "Magnet link" or "Download magnet link" or "Get magnet link" =3 .
You might, however, also see somewhat misleading ones that say "Get torrent here", or the like.
The main disadvantage with this form of starting a torrent session is that it's much more involved to NOT download specific files in the torrent (yes, it still can be a done*). But if you want all of them, it's exactly equivalent to using a .torrent file, but doesn't need a centralized tracker at all.
* Just click the "Files" (in most torrent clients) tab for a given torrent, then select one or more files (CTRL-click and shift-click DO work here), right-click the selection and then choose "Do not download", or the similarly-worded option in your client (if your client can't do this, sorry, it blows ^^'). You can then safely delete those filenames in the torrent's folder.
If you chose to preallocate space for torrents on your HD in your client's options, this can free up a LOT of space. Unfortunately, AFAIK this is the only real way to do it with magnet links; I'd love to be proven wrong - lol...
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Bozobub
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1. March 2012 @ 21:16 |
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Complete, utter balderdash and bullpuckey. In fact, I used them today, and my wife is downloading something right now. You got scammed, if you paid one red cent, or if you ever do. TPB is NOT a paid site. They have, however, changed their URL; it ends in ".se" now (been like that for roughly a month).
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