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295542 2004-11-23 23:33:00 Just starting venturing into the world of Torrents and was wondering if anybody could recommend a good client.

I'm currently using Azureus 2.2.0.0...

Upon inspection it looks like a lot of people are using BitComet...

Also - what does the Tracker do?
HadO (796)
295543 2004-11-23 23:48:00 I use bitcomet, i find it very easy to use and like it alot. Theres not really alot to say, it does its job well. I'm not a hardcore/experienced bittorrent user so cant say if the features and options are all avaliable but so far so good. I normally leave it running all day, so far it seems to be perfectly stable etc. Pete O'Neil (250)
295544 2004-11-23 23:50:00 Im a interested in the "Tracker" component - using a firewall to block access to all unrequired programs results in the tracker no working properly... it doesn't seem to have any effect on bandwidth though...

hmm...
HadO (796)
295545 2004-11-24 00:37:00 Azureus kicks ass.

The tracker is the site you got the torrent from. It tells you who else has the data available to download from, tells other people they can download bits from you and monitors your upload etc to log your upload/download ratio. It basically "tracks" the torrent.

Some trackers will ban you if you don't upload to a certain ration (if you're a leeching bastard basically).
ninja (1671)
295546 2004-11-24 00:44:00 > Azureus kicks ass.

The interface is puretty and easy to configure...
HadO (796)
295547 2004-11-24 19:39:00 I use ABC. It seems to work fine.. paulw (1826)
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