pls tell me about bittorrent?
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The BitTorrent protocol breaks the file(s) down into smaller fragments, typically a quarter of a megabyte (256 KB) in size, though the larger the file, the larger the piece size is by default - a 4.37GB file will often have a piece size of 4mb. Peers download missing fragments from each other and upload those that they already have to peers that request them. The protocol is 'smart' enough to choose the peer with the best network connections for the fragments that it is requesting. To increase the overall efficiency of the swarm (the ad-hoc P2P network temporarily created to distribute a particular file), the bittorrent clients request from their peers the fragments that are most rare; in other words, the fragments that are available on the fewest peers, making most fragments available widely across many machines and avoiding bottlenecks. The file fragments are not usually downloaded in sequential order and need to be reassembled by the receiving machine. It is important to note that clients start uploading fragments to their peers before the entire file is downloaded. Sharing by each peer therefore begins with a .torrent file, a small "pointer" file that contains the the filename and sizefile. However, everyone can eventually get the complete file as long as there is at least one distributed copy of the file, even if there are no seeds.\n\nDownloading with BitTorrent is straightforward. Each person who wants to download the file first downloads the torrent and opens it in the BitTorrent client software. The torrent file tells the client the address of the tracker, which, in turn, maintains a log of which users are downloading the file and its fragments reside. For each available source, the client considers which blocks of the file are available and then requests the rarest block it does not yet have. This makes it more likely that peers will have blocks to exchange. As soon as the client finishes importing a block, it hashes it to make sure that the block matches what the torrent file said it should be. Then it begins looking for someone to upload the block to, without uploading it to anyone. (Although, confusingly, when used in opposition to "seeds" or "seeders" as in "S/L ratio" (meaning "seed/leech ratio"), "leecher" only means someone who has not downloaded the full file yet.).\n\nThough BitTorrent is a good protocol for a broadband user, it is less effective for dial up connections, where disconnections are common. Additionally, bittorrent speeds are noticeably slower on DSL than on cable. On the other hand, many HTTP servers drop connections over several hours, while many torrents exist long enough to complete a multi-day download (often required for large files).\n\nmore info:
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Hi!\n\n"BitTorrent is a protocol that enables fast downloading of large files using minimum Internet bandwidth. BitTorrent costs nothing to use and includes no spyware or pop-up advertising.\n\nUnlike other download methods, BitTorrent maximizes transfer speed by gathering pieces of the file you want and downloading these pieces simultaneously from people who already have them. This process makes popular and very large files, such as videos and television programs, download much faster than is possible with other protocols.\n\nIn this article, we'll examine how BitTorrent works and how it is different from other file-distribution methods. In addition, you'll learn how to use BitTorrent and what the future might hold for this innovative approach to serving files over the Internet."\n\nFor more info and full article visit http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bittorrent.htm\n\nHope this helps.\n\n>>>Naveen Kumar
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have you tried bitTorrent?
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btjunkie.org\n\nits a torrent site i like\n\nu use bitcomet from bitcomet.com as the downloader
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The whole premise of Bittorrent is that you upload to others and they download from you. There is no one place that you're downloading from. You're all sharing the same files.\n\nOnce you've downloaded a small amout you can start uploading to others who haven't got that bit. You should also make sure that you upload at least as much as your download, otherwise you're a burden on everyone else. (In other words try to keep your download/upload ratio at or above 1.0)
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Use utorrent its much better
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Before you Start downloading You Should know how to configure your router. To do so check here\nhttp://www.portforward.com/\n\n\n\nCurrently there are two main p2p sources\nBitTorrent and File Sharing Programs. To use bit torrent you need to download a client like azureus or bitcomet\nhttp://azureus.sourceforge.net/download.php\nhttp://www.bittorrent.com/\nhttp://www.bitcomet.com/\nhttp://www.utorrent.com/\n\n\nBit Torrent in Order of Popularity:\nhttp://www.thepiratebay.org/\nhttp://www.torrentspy.com/\nhttp://www.mininova.org/\nhttp://isohunt.com/\nhttp://www.torrentbox.com/torrents-browse.php?news\nhttp://www.torrentreactor.net/torrents/\nhttp://www.torrentreactor.to/\n\nPrograms In Order Of Popularity\n\nhttp://www.emule-project.org/ \nEmule is the most downloaded program in sourceforge history with 196,535,727 downloads. Be sure to search IP filter.\n\nhttp://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10494363.html\nLimewire is popular among kids (spyware)\n\nhttp://www.frostwire.com/\nFrostwire is an alternative to limewire\n\nhttp://cabos.sourceforge.jp/\nFree filesharing\n\nhttp://www.gnucleus.com/Gnucleus/\nAnother Gnutella client\n\nhttp://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/\nAres\n\nhttp://phex.kouk.de/mambo/\nPhex is an alternative to bearshare and uses the gnutella network regarded as "safer".\n\nhttp://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=110672&package_id=119725&release_id=366441\nShareaza\n\nhttp://www.download.com/1200-2025-5140766.html?part=dl-imesh&subj=dl&tag=button\nImesh\n\nhttp://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/\nDirect Connect++\n\nhttp://snail.pc.cz/StrongDC/indexen.htm\nStrong Direct Connect\n\nMorpheus (spyware)\nhttp://morpheus.com/\n\nWarez p2p (spyware)\nhttp://www.warezclient.com/\n\nKazaa Not free anymore (spyware)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazaa\n\nWinMX Doesnt Exist\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinMX\n\nSourceforge top Filesharing projects\nhttp://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php?stquery=&sort=group_ranking&sortdir=asc&offset=0&form_cat=251\n\nWikipedia p2p list\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:File_sharing_networks\n\nSourceforge Free Software List (often p2p resources)\nhttp://sourceforge.net/top/toplist.php?type=downloads_week\n\nFree Music From Archive.org\nhttp://www.archive.org/details/audio\n\n\n\n\nPrograms\n\nUse peer gardian 2 for protection\nhttp://phoenixlabs.org/\n\n\nTo BURN Music/Video CDs/DVDs Download this free\nhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/bwgburn\n\nTo Rip Streaming Audio Try this\nhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/streamripper\n\nTo make sure all video/audio files work try these:\n\nMedia Player Classic Is Fast, free and Much better than Windows Media PLayer\nhttp://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358&release_id=403110\nMplayer\nhttp://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html\nVCL\nhttp://www.videolan.org/vlc/\n\n\nXP codec Pack\nhttp://www.xpcodecpack.com/\nReal Alternative\nhttp://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm\nDivx Free\nhttp://www.free-codecs.com/download/DivX_Free.htm\nXvid\nhttp://www.free-codecs.com/download/Nic_XviD_Codec.htm\nQuickTime Alternative\nhttp://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm\n\n\nG Spot will tell you what a video or audio file is encoded in\nhttp://www.headbands.com/gspot/\n\nTo open 7z, rar, ace, tar, gz or other formats\nhttp://www.7-zip.org/
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Bit torrents etc for web hosters xx
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Go to the utorrent or bitlord websites and it might be possible to download it from someone.  you have to dowload some software first but its good for downloading all sorts.
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Network  Info  Clients\nBitTorrent This is perhaps the weirdest network mankind could have invented in history. You cannot search for a file in it. You have to find a web site, from which you can download a (very little) .torrent file. The program, using this file, will be able to connect to a mini p2p network made especially for that file.\nOdd indeed, but the download rates can be magnificent: even over 100 KB/s. The choice is surprisingly big.\nSee here a list of clients.\nAres (Warez P2P) The network is actually called Ares, but since it only has two clients: Ares and Warez P2P, it is sometimes referred to as Warez P2P as well. It is a little smaller than Gnutella (around 1.000.000 users), but has a very similar efficiency and content. However, unlike Gnutella, it is not open (when you create a program, you can not connect to it for free), and so the choice of clients is very little. \nAres\nvery good Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nWarez P2P\nvery good Homepage\np2p.info.pl\neDonkey2000 (ed2k) This is the biggest network that there is. It has about 3.500.000 users. You can find almost anything there.\nBut beware: the queues are enormous. You may have to wait for hours (sometimes, days) before the downloads actually begin. Once they begin, the rates are usually acceptable but never stunning. \neDonkey\ngood Homepage\np2p.info.pl\neMule\nprobably the best Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nShareaza\nvery good;\n+ Gnutella, Gnutella2 & BitTorrent Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nFastTrack This network has become very well-known thanks to its extremely over-advertised client, Kazaa. It is big (almost 3.000.000 users) and full of fake files (an effect of RIAA and MPAA hard work).\nIt is technically very good but the number of fake files is a major overhaul.\nMost FastTrack clients are loaded with adware and spyware. Lite versions recommended. \niMesh\ngood;\n+ Gnutella Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nMammoth\ngood; no ads Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nKazaa\nfull of adware and spyware Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nGnutella Gnutella is a very good network. It is not very big (about 1.300.000 users), but big enough to ensure a good choice. Downloads very often begin immediately, and the rates are good. However, they hardly ever are as good as in BitTorrent. But unlike BT, it is searchable.\nThere is a child of Gnutella's, Gnutella2, which is quite a small network (about 150.000 users).\nGnutella has perhaps the highest number of clients. \nCabos\ngood Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nLimeWire\nvery good Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nPhex\ngood in Windows;\nvery good in Linux Homepage\np2p.info.pl\nShareaza\nOther networks\nThere are very many networks out there but most of them are tiny and unimportant. Below are some other names you could have come across. I did not put them in the table simply because I do not recommend them.\n\nDirectConnect - quite a big network (about 300.000 users), but a user-friendly GUI is yet to come; if you like having much too many windows open at once and being constantly confused as to which information on the screen is important, you can try it.\n\nFurthur - the idea is nice, but its usefulness is minimal; its main goal is to promote unknown musicians; you can give it a try, but the content will most probably disappoint you.\n\nIRC - the grandfather of p2p networking; unfortunately, it is still as comfortable in use as it was when it was born, which is a good couple of eras before the GUI-controlled modern p2p clients.\n\nManolito P2P - this network would be not bad if it only allowed for sharing anything more than music.\n\nSoulSeek - too little; sometimes you can unexpectadly find interesting things there, but in most cases the choice is very little.\n\n\n\nA beginner's guide to P2P., caminoix\n.: Publication date 17-July-2005 :: Reads: 8293 :: Review :: Print current page :: Print all:.\n\n\nGeneral Choosing a client Further reading\n- What is P2P? - Main networks - General links\n- Why use P2P? - Other networks\n- History of P2P - Multinetworking\n- Secur
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http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Network_and_Internet/Misc__Networking_Tools/BitTorrent_Manager.html\n\nhttp://compnetworking.about.com/od/p2ppeertopeer/qt/bittorrentfree.htm\n\nBitTorrent Manager is a software for BitTorrent users. BitTorrent Manager handle and systematize files (for writing to CD/DVD or moving to another computer), and offers a file list maker to build a searchable directory of files so you can anytime follow all files or even send the list to friends as a reference. The file list can be arranged by file name, size, or date and can be saved in a text file. It is easy to use and is totally FREE!\n\nHow it works:\nTo begin using the program at full capacity, it only takes two minutes for installation and configuration. Then program detects automatically BitTorrent folders and permits file organize, rename, or list export.
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utorrent, get here\nhttp://www.utorrent.com\n\ninstall it then search torrent sites for movies, mp3's etc.\nno adware/malware of anysort. unless of course you download it and run it.\n\nfeatures:\n    *  Multiple simultaneous downloads\n    * Configurable bandwidth scheduler\n    * Global and per-torrent speed limiting\n    * Quick-resumes interrupted transfers\n    * RSS Downloader\n    * Trackerless support (Mainline DHT)\n\ncheck out mininova, torrentspy etc
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utorrent (microtorrent) is the leanest and simplest client.\n\nAs far as faster downloads you have to tweak the settings of any client for the best performance. Also, your speed is directly related to the number of seeders and their collective upload speeds.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_Torrent\n\nAlso check this to know about Terminology\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_Torrent#Terminology
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Learn the wonderful world of Bittorrent
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Seeing as how JimmyR already got the best answer I'll just say this: Limewire is very good and fast but it will slow down your computer considerably. Ares is a good programa but it is very hard to download certain files and a lot of the times movies and promgrams are misnamed so you will find yourself downloading something you didn't want and losing time. So I recomend Bittorrent :)
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limewre\nbeta share\nbittorrent networks