Comments on: How To Share Torrents With BitTorrent Illiterates http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/ Torrent News, Torrent Sites and the latest Scoops Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:58:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Hakan http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-318737 Hakan Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:07:08 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-318737 [quote comment="256750"]well, why is it that people need to make less tech savy people use bittorent??? I mean if you really want to send them a 600mb+ file why not set up an ftp server or apach web server on your computer for that purpose? There is no need to mak it more complicated than it already is...[/quote] hahhahaha... you don't get the point, do you? why go all the trouble of setting up a web server+and FTP server when you can send a link. Besides, downloading a file through torrent or through an FTP server with only your upload bandwidth limit cannot be compared(this is true for most of the ISPs in the world). [quote comment="256750"]well, why is it that people need to make less tech savy people use bittorent??? I mean if you really want to send them a 600mb+ file why not set up an ftp server or apach web server on your computer for that purpose? There is no need to mak it more complicated than it already is…[/quote]

hahhahaha… you don’t get the point, do you?

why go all the trouble of setting up a web server+and FTP server when you can send a link. Besides, downloading a file through torrent or through an FTP server with only your upload bandwidth limit cannot be compared(this is true for most of the ISPs in the world).

]]> By: Michael http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-261319 Michael Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:38:35 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-261319 This kinda defeats the point of bittorrent. Your "Friends and colleagues" who are computer illiterate are just going to close the window anyways (at the end of the download) and not seed. So 1 peer connected with 1 seed isn't going to be faster than FTP unless you have something such as a seedbox set up. This kinda defeats the point of bittorrent. Your “Friends and colleagues” who are computer illiterate are just going to close the window anyways (at the end of the download) and not seed. So 1 peer connected with 1 seed isn’t going to be faster than FTP unless you have something such as a seedbox set up.

]]> By: TheCreatorisME http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-261015 TheCreatorisME Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:51:24 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-261015 The bible is the most pervasive thing, it is written by corrupt men who sought to corrupt the mindsofmany and they have done a splendid job I'm the savior you guysorgals have been looking for since ancient time I'm a virgin, i am aloner, i am in touch with nature, and have done much to help everyone since my birth. I know all, see all, hear all, and a perfectionist. I am never satisfied until perfect. believing is seeing I am here to offer my help to humanity who are on the path to destruction I am the the solution to world peace I will bring world peace through love, co-operation, and understanding of the world we live in. The bible is the most pervasive thing, it is written by corrupt men who sought to corrupt the mindsofmany and they have done a splendid job
I’m the savior you guysorgals have been looking for since ancient time
I’m a virgin, i am aloner, i am in touch with nature, and have done much to help everyone since my birth.
I know all, see all, hear all, and a perfectionist. I am never satisfied until perfect.
believing is seeing
I am here to offer my help to humanity who are on the path to destruction
I am the the solution to world peace
I will bring world peace through love, co-operation, and understanding of the world we live in.

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-259048 Anonymous Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:08:30 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-259048 For my less savvy friends/family, I use publicftp.com to send them files. I up once to the server via ftp, they download as many times as they want via http link. Doesn't get any easier to share than that. Yeah. Free. No size limits. No usage limits. No ads. For my less savvy friends/family, I use publicftp.com to send them files.
I up once to the server via ftp, they download as many times as they want via http link. Doesn’t get any easier to share than that.
Yeah. Free. No size limits. No usage limits. No ads.

]]> By: Core-TX http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-258287 Core-TX Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:02:14 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-258287 I'm currently working on a "invisible" version of bitcomet light. For our "malicious" friends ;) I’m currently working on a “invisible” version of bitcomet light.

For our “malicious” friends ;)

]]> By: sc2 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257715 sc2 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:34:08 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257715 Blizzard announced they would be releasing StarCraft II soon. Looks like they used Bitcomet Lite to distribute all the huge video files. Some people don't know what a torrent is and don't care. They just want to get the file. Blizzard announced they would be releasing StarCraft II soon. Looks like they used Bitcomet Lite to distribute all the huge video files. Some people don’t know what a torrent is and don’t care. They just want to get the file.

]]> By: rcorrino http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257490 rcorrino Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:31:51 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257490 Burn them a CD or a DVD. Burn them a CD or a DVD.

]]> By: Post On Fire http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257473 Post On Fire Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:11:43 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257473 There is limitation, the application is for windows users only. I think all what you need to do is to set up an ftp server and make things less complicated. http://www.postonfire.com There is limitation, the application is for windows users only. I think all what you need to do is to set up an ftp server and make things less complicated.
http://www.postonfire.com

]]> By: Matt http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257399 Matt Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:45:30 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257399 Foxtorrent for the BT illiterates Foxtorrent for the BT illiterates

]]> By: a/s/l http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257278 a/s/l Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:59:58 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257278 just let them learn themselves. if they want the benefits of the knowledge of file sharing technology, they should have to learn like we all did. just let them learn themselves. if they want the benefits of the knowledge of file sharing technology, they should have to learn like we all did.

]]> By: BT user http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257244 BT user Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:07:55 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257244 Staying online and continuing to seed a torrent is never mentioned here. That's what makes torrenting so successful. Staying online and continuing to seed a torrent is never mentioned here. That’s what makes torrenting so successful.

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]]> By: hiro81 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257172 hiro81 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:52:43 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257172 [quote comment="257022"]@Curious: for real illiterates, the process you describe is 10 times too complicated. Some people will actually drop out when you explain how to install the software.[/quote] And how big is this market demographic, really? Millions of people managed to install Kazaa, Morpheus, and more recently Limewire. Where is the big leap to using torrents? No, they just don't want it bad enough... I think the answer is to make a client as easy to use as the first single network filesharing utilities were (think AudioGalaxy) but somehow still offer all the functionality of a full client. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see utorrent 2.0 turn out just like that. But as has been said, if you want to send a file to a less-than-savvy friend, set up your own ftp server, send it to them through your IM/IRC client, use gmail & a multi-part self-extracting RAR (everyone knows how to point and click and run something, we wouldn't have so many trojans and virii if they didn't), or use one of the many free hosting options (rapidshare, etc, there must be over a hundred of these services by now). And if it's worth sending you probably already have it right? Point A to B or A to C to B seems easy enough to me... so why bring BT back into it? I just don't understand the need expressed here. P.S. When properly instructed for a few hours even the most "n00b"ish of my friends have been able to sucessfully find the media they're interested in and were minding their ratios and talking about giving back to "the community" with all the zeal only the newest of converts can display. [i]"I believe the children are the future, teach them right and show them the waaaaaayyyyyy..."[/i] [quote comment="257022"]@Curious: for real illiterates, the process you describe is 10 times too complicated. Some people will actually drop out when you explain how to install the software.[/quote]

And how big is this market demographic, really? Millions of people managed to install Kazaa, Morpheus, and more recently Limewire. Where is the big leap to using torrents? No, they just don’t want it bad enough… I think the answer is to make a client as easy to use as the first single network filesharing utilities were (think AudioGalaxy) but somehow still offer all the functionality of a full client.

Wouldn’t be at all surprised to see utorrent 2.0 turn out just like that. But as has been said, if you want to send a file to a less-than-savvy friend, set up your own ftp server, send it to them through your IM/IRC client, use gmail & a multi-part self-extracting RAR (everyone knows how to point and click and run something, we wouldn’t have so many trojans and virii if they didn’t), or use one of the many free hosting options (rapidshare, etc, there must be over a hundred of these services by now). And if it’s worth sending you probably already have it right? Point A to B or A to C to B seems easy enough to me… so why bring BT back into it? I just don’t understand the need expressed here.

P.S. When properly instructed for a few hours even the most “n00b”ish of my friends have been able to sucessfully find the media they’re interested in and were minding their ratios and talking about giving back to “the community” with all the zeal only the newest of converts can display. [i]“I believe the children are the future, teach them right and show them the waaaaaayyyyyy…”[/i]

]]> By: Exterus http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257113 Exterus Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:41:31 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257113 I prefer to actually take the time to instruct newcomers how to properly use bittorrent instead of using half-assed bittorrent clients that won't give them an accurate insight how it actually works. I prefer to actually take the time to instruct newcomers how to properly use bittorrent instead of using half-assed bittorrent clients that won’t give them an accurate insight how it actually works.

]]> By: Alex http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257105 Alex Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:29:51 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257105 I use AllPeers I use AllPeers

]]> By: philry4n http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257071 philry4n Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:17:21 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257071 I'll go with Opera too. I’ll go with Opera too.

]]> By: Louis Choquel http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257022 Louis Choquel Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:18:38 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257022 @Curious: for real illiterates, the process you describe is 10 times too complicated. Some people will actually drop out when you explain how to install the software. Several commentators have stressed that they don't care about these people. But hey that's the point of this article and debate: How is it possible to get these people to share files with BitTorrent? My approach with Podmailing is pretty successful in that sense. It wasn't trivial though: we made many changes and modified the software in many ways to get there. And now many illiterates use Podmailing to send and receive files and folders using torrents without even knowing what a torrent is - and they could'nt care less. @Curious: for real illiterates, the process you describe is 10 times too complicated. Some people will actually drop out when you explain how to install the software.

Several commentators have stressed that they don’t care about these people. But hey that’s the point of this article and debate: How is it possible to get these people to share files with BitTorrent?

My approach with Podmailing is pretty successful in that sense. It wasn’t trivial though: we made many changes and modified the software in many ways to get there. And now many illiterates use Podmailing to send and receive files and folders using torrents without even knowing what a torrent is – and they could’nt care less.

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257021 Anonymous Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:12:35 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257021 Just tell them to use Opera - it's built-in ;) Just tell them to use Opera – it’s built-in ;)

]]> By: Louis Choquel http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257010 Louis Choquel Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:03:20 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257010 @ Paco420: actually we haven't heard of the MPAA so far, but we are ready to deal with it when the time comes. Note that we market Podmailing as a supersize e-mail service, not a hosting service. Concretely we keep the files on our server for a limited duration (currently a few days, very soon we will up this to 30 days) so that the recipient can download it (after that there is still P2P delivery) So it is a private communications service, no one is alowed to look into it. Legally it is just like Gmail or Outlook: these services and software can be used to transfer anything, legal or not, but it's private. The only difference is that we don't limit the attachments to 10MB or 20MB. Currently it's unlimited and has been tested above 10GB but we will probably cap it at 5GB (yes 5 gigabytes). That said, we might also propose a time-unlimited hosting service someday... @ Paco420: actually we haven’t heard of the MPAA so far, but we are ready to deal with it when the time comes.

Note that we market Podmailing as a supersize e-mail service, not a hosting service. Concretely we keep the files on our server for a limited duration (currently a few days, very soon we will up this to 30 days) so that the recipient can download it (after that there is still P2P delivery)

So it is a private communications service, no one is alowed to look into it. Legally it is just like Gmail or Outlook: these services and software can be used to transfer anything, legal or not, but it’s private. The only difference is that we don’t limit the attachments to 10MB or 20MB. Currently it’s unlimited and has been tested above 10GB but we will probably cap it at 5GB (yes 5 gigabytes).

That said, we might also propose a time-unlimited hosting service someday…

]]> By: badmagneticpoet http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257008 badmagneticpoet Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:57:57 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-share-torrents-with-bittorrent-illiterates-080106/#comment-257008 I use GigaTribe with my torrent illiterate long distance girlfriend. Its as easy as browsing my files and downloading. This is also way better than bit torrent because she doesn't have to upload anything and its a secure direct connection... in other words, she's far less likely to attract the wrong kind of attention. I use GigaTribe with my torrent illiterate long distance girlfriend. Its as easy as browsing my files and downloading. This is also way better than bit torrent because she doesn’t have to upload anything and its a secure direct connection… in other words, she’s far less likely to attract the wrong kind of attention.

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