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You ought to send you readers to http://www.squidoo.com/torrents/ .

Posted by: Taylor at February 20, 2006 7:38 PM

Aren't most of the BitTorrent client infected with spyware?

Posted by: Ronny at February 21, 2006 1:29 PM

"Most"? I have no idea. I do know that I downloaded my client from a reputable source, and have had zero problems.

There are definitely spyware infested clients out there, especially in some of the other peer-to-peer filesharing services, so caution is definitely appropriate. But with appropriate caution and downloading only software you trust from sources you trust, you can stay safe.

Posted by: Leo at February 21, 2006 1:33 PM

try this has some good info on torrents
http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/romeria/howto1.htm

Posted by: mush at February 28, 2006 6:24 PM

hi. what`s a peer?
i just started downloading files usin azureus but the little face is red and it says "you are not connected to any peer while downloading"
thanks

Posted by: johnny at August 30, 2006 6:34 PM

A peer is another user like yourself that is either hosting, or downloading, the same file.

Posted by: Leo Notenboom at September 7, 2006 3:34 PM

i downloaded a .torrent file but it wont work for any of my players (meaning iTunes, Windows Media Player, Quicktime, etc). What do i do?

Posted by: joey at January 22, 2008 5:05 PM

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Torrents don't play directly in players. You might want to
re-read the article, and you'll see it says "You download
the ".torrent" file, and open it in your BitTorrent client."

Thanks,

Leo

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Posted by: Leo A. Notenboom at January 24, 2008 12:30 PM

I have just downloaded an .avi file using Azureus,
but it can not be played by Real player. It says "this mediafile can only be played using Dom-X". Is it a scam as considered on some sites ?

Posted by: NMS at May 4, 2008 3:40 PM

Sometimes campus or ISP blocks the .torrent files for download. Try http://www.sexopmijniphone.nl/toxt/ a unique way to download torrents in .zip files. Copy the URL from TPB or mininova, and click download.

Posted by: meme at September 17, 2008 5:42 PM

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