From: David Tetzlaff (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Jan 24 2011 - 18:54:04 PST
Bit Torrent is not a good means to transfer files from one individual to another. It's a file sharing system. Instead of storing a file on a central server, with the recipient downloading the actual file from one place (like Rapidshare, Dropbox, etc.), the end user downloads a tiny 'torrent' file: a set of instructions about how to find the file out in the cloud. When you open the torrent file in a BitTorrent client (such as UTorrent or Vuze) it begins to download the file from as many people as it can find who have that file on their computer, are connected to the net, and also have a BitTorrent client running (this is called 'seeding'). It takes a bit here, a bit there. BitTorrent is heavily used in piracy since there is no central server that can be taken down. Popular files just float through the cloud, always being uploaded and downloaded by a number of users. The little instruction torrent files are hosted on websites called 'trackers' most of which are private requiring password admission. thepiratebay.org is a large public tracker site, and btjunkie.org searches public torrents.
Anyway, unless you have a minimum number of seeds, BT isn't worth the time and trouble. Good for getting a pirated copy of Adobe Creative Suite or Lady Gaga CDs, not so hot for sending your film around...
On Jan 24, 2011, at 8:59 PM, ev petrol wrote:
> how does bit torrent work? have been trying to figure it out ... (i'm using ubuntu)
>
> www.moiratierney.net
> www.soluscollective.org
>
> --- On Mon, 1/24/11, Jorge Amaro <email suppressed> wrote:
>
> From: Jorge Amaro <email suppressed>
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] rudimentary question about file compression
> To: "Experimental Film Discussion List" <email suppressed>
> Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 4:26 AM
>
> or use Bit Torrent, pretty good to transfer large files.
>
> On 24 January 2011 07:51, Jonathan Capone <email suppressed> wrote:
> > You could try using Dropbox. It allows you to share a folder with
> > someone else, and you can transfer up to 2 gigs at a time for free or
> > you can pay for more space.
> >
> > If you complete this quest you can get an additional gig free:
> > https://www.dropbox.com/dropquest2011
> >
> > If you want to cheat:
> > http://www.forumvancouver.com/threads/dropbox-dropquest-answer-key.707/
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Jonathan Capone
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