Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Saturday 16.8.2025 / 00:26
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > digital audio > audio > torrent files
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
TORRENT FILES
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
99masond
Junior Member
_ 		3. November 2005 @ 08:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I Have a question about these files I know they are used to download albums movie etc. But how do they work for example I know that when you use something like a p2p that the files are download from other users with the file that you want do torrent files work much the same way also people have be caught using p2p services which I know is illegal I just wanted to know also is it possible to get caught downloading torrent files.
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
Lethal_B
Moderator
_ 		3. November 2005 @ 08:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
To break it down, people upload/host files like on your run-of-the-mill p2p. You upload your information to a torrent site and then people can search and download from you - it works both ways.

It is much better than p2p. I used to use limewire devoutly, but the amount of files available is phenominal! You can get caught just as easily, but the chance is less than 0.000001% so the choice is yours

Use the quickstarter @ the bottom of my sig to get started.

Create Torrent files
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/251607

Kwon & DVDBack's acclaimed BT guides should you get into any bother.
Kwon: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/229385
DVDBack23: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/234097
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 3. November 2005 @ 08:35
99masond
Junior Member
_ 		3. November 2005 @ 09:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So people can upload from me but I assume they can only download the files that I have downloaded i.e. torrent files but what if I move them about will people still be able to download from it and if I have a firewall will they still be able to download the files
[ + quote]
Lethal_B
Moderator
_ 		3. November 2005 @ 09:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I suspect you are a leech, which isn't good for the network, but, *sigh* I am here to help.

If you create a torrent and host it, you are uploading. You HAVE to upload whilst you are downloading, but with peerguardian, you should be fine. Once you have finished downloading, you can stop people uploading by simply removing it. Take it from me (someone who has dlded thousands of files) - You have virtually no chance of getting caught with peerguardian - PLEASE DON'T LEECH!

Give and Ye Shall Recieve - Torrenttyphoon

(And somewhere in The Bible, I am led to believe)
[ + quote]
99masond
Junior Member
_ 		3. November 2005 @ 09:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What?s peerguardian sorry if this is a stupid question
[ + quote]
Lethal_B
Moderator
_ 		3. November 2005 @ 10:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Its a proggy that blocks known i.p addressess of the riaa/mpaa/bpi etc. If you still aren't sure, I always find google handy ;)
[ + quote]
99masond
Junior Member
_ 		3. November 2005 @ 11:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanx for the help Lethal_B
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
Lethal_B
Moderator
_ 		3. November 2005 @ 11:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No Problem, Here To Help! ;)
[ + quote]
Related links
What is a .torrent file? Click here for explanation.
 
Related forum topics Posts Last post Forum room
Google removes popular torrent client, LibreTorrent, from Play Store because it has too many copycats 1 20. December 2019 News comments
One of the most popular Torrent sites of all time brought back to life 1 18. December 2016 News comments
μTorrent now available ad-free for $4.95 a year 9 18. February 2016 News comments
Large public torrent tracker Demonii to shut down 1 4. November 2015 News comments
Torrent scene group YIFY shuts down permanently 5 4. November 2015 News comments
Chrome now blocking direct access to certain popular torrent sites 24 17. July 2015 News comments
UK police take down one of world's largest torrent sites for karaoke files 11 18. March 2015 News comments
EZTV, Zoink torrent sites recovering from Pirate Bay raid 2 11. December 2014 News comments
Torrent indexer Isohunt releases movie streaming Popcorn Time clone 'IsoPlex' 1 18. June 2014 News comments
Torrent uploader hit with $32 million lawsuit over UFC content 7 10. May 2014 News comments

 
afterdawn.com > forums > digital audio > audio > torrent files
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork