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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Wollongong
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Re: bittorrent gets slammed?
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Tue, 21 December 2004 03:17
 
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Yeah, all the decent ones are gone.
I'm not even going to mention the ones that still work for me, cos they'll find em and shut them down.
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Adelaide
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August 2004
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Re: bittorrent gets slammed?
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Tue, 21 December 2004 06:55
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An item I found regarding this subject:
As the MPAA and other copyright organizations press onward against BitTorrent and eDonke2000 indexing/link sites, the number of sites affected continues to grow. Below is a current list of all sites that have been either forced or volunteered off line. We will add more sites as necessary.
BitTorrent
It appears that BitTorrent trackers or indexing sites have not been targeted as harshly as eDonkey2000 link sites, at least not yet.
Youceff Torrents - One of BitTorrent's top Torrent sites was raided in France just two days ago. Although the Torrent sites continue to exist in a legally gray area, Arjan, the site administrator, has stated this site will no longer continue to exist. A definite blow to the BitTorrent community.
Phoenix Torrents - Although not as large as Youceff or other BitTorrent sites, Phoenix maintained a sizeable Torrent site. Unfortunately due to the current climate, they have closed their site and will not be returning.
ISO Hunt - ISO Hunt is an IRC and BitTorrent search engine. They also provide a BitTorrent Tracking service. Although they have not been shut down, they have been served with a Cease and Desist letter. From ISOHunt.com: "We've been emailed a cease & desist letter from them, with a "sample" of infringing links. We are in the process of working this out with them, as per our copyright policy."
eDonkey2000
eDonkey2000 indexing servers have definitely received the brunt in the current world wide campaign against movie piracy.
ShareConnector - Residing in the Netherlands, ShareConnector was widely regarded as the largest eDonkey2000 indexing site. After the fall of ShareReactor, this site seemed to easily pick up where this once powerful indexing site left off. However, it appears that ShareConnector's became a victim of its own success as Dutch authorities raided its servers and arrested its administration. We will probably never see this site exist again.
Releases4U - Another Dutch indexing site was raided the same day as ShareConnector. In all likelihood, this site has also been permanently eradicated.
FinReactor.com - Huge Finnish eDonke2000 link site has been removed. In all likelyhood, this site will not be making a comeback. According to FreeReactor.com, this site had well over 37,000 registered users and also provided BitTorrent links.
ed2k-it.com - This indexing site was temporarily off line, as it was audited by its web hosting company. The audit occurred on the 14th, however things appear to be back to normal.
AC3-Guru - AC3-Guru was mentioned in Slyck's top 10 ShareReactor alternative list. It is (was) an excellent indexing site specializing in DVD rips with AC3 audio. Although no official mention has been made, the site is currently inaccessible.
Osiolek.pl - Polish eDonkey2000 link site has been taken off line.
pmzq.homeip.net - FreeReactor.com has reported that this Dutch link site is also off line. However, no explanation currently exists.
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sydney
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August 2003
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Re: bittorrent gets slammed?
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Tue, 21 December 2004 07:01
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its only a matter of time before another one pops up
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Sydney
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Tue, 21 December 2004 10:19
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all this does is piss the majority of the public off imho
why bother when the factor into their movies dvd's cd's etc the price of operational losses
greedy fcukers are all they are
and as far as im concerned if they dont release an item in the current format at a reasonable price then its fair game for those who distribute "backups"
they need to review their practicing and ethics policies before trying to force us to alter ours
what next a movie depicting how evil those who copy their stuff are ?
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Sydney
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April 2004
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Re: bittorrent gets slammed?
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Tue, 21 December 2004 22:18
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Thank god for bit torrent.
It is something that will never be stamped out, because of the way its setup. Napster, Kazaa was easy to kill off because of its server-based search teqhniques.
But technology like bittorrent will endure! All they need is some hosting outside of USA jurisdiction and its all good again!.
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Location:
Newcastle
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August 2003
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Re: bittorrent gets slammed?
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Wed, 22 December 2004 00:24
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Bleh, I am use to server based things, still dont understand bit torrent.....
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Location:
sydney
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August 2003
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Re: bittorrent gets slammed?
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Wed, 22 December 2004 00:30
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| no_tofu_speed wrote on Wed, 22 December 2004 11:24 |
Bleh, I am use to server based things, still dont understand bit torrent.....
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its true peer to peer without requiring a server the only thing you may need is the torrent tracker (to get the *.torrent files) which is fairly easy to create
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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: bittorrent gets slammed?
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Wed, 22 December 2004 01:44
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suprnova were working on a new version ofthe bittorrent protocol to make the tracker server 'distributed' - in effect spreading the tracker function out to clients mostly eliminating the need for the tracker server (which was so easily shit down by the RIAA & MPAA).
i'd expect bittorrent will transform into something like limewire/kazza but with a much higher quotient of crap content due to:
RIAA/MPAA/et all seeding thousands of bogus files
shorter uptimes of clients so increased number of incomplete downloads
no moderation of torrents so likelihood of virus/trojan/bogus content will be high
for thos interested, there is this (somewhat technical) writeup about bittorrent performance from theregister:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/18/bittorrent _measurements_analysis/
cheers,
Charles.
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