Help with bitorrent

FromTheGrieco · Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:44 pm

Hey, first time poster but been in the circles since 97.

I am trying to figure out this whole BT thingy. I download shns, flac, mp3's, zipfile with no problems but can't get BT to download when I click on the link. I have Windows XP, high speed access, flacfrontend, winapp. What am I missing?

Pstehley · Post: # 547Post **Pstehley** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:33 pm

you need the bit torrent software... here is a link to get it... and you should be set then...

http://www.bittorrent.com/

Hope this helps!

FromTheGrieco · Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:05 pm

I downloaded the stuff from the site but it is still not working. I get this message when I try to run: Download error: Problem connecting to tractor - <urlopen error (7, 'getaddrinfo failed')>

Pstehley · Post: # 578Post **Pstehley** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:58 am

that is a problem on there end then... I think... I usually get that when no one is on seeding it.. you have to try to get shows that people are actually seeding... it's not like audio archive where you just download whatever.... ya know... hope this helps...

FromTheGrieco · Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:44 pm

OK I have a bunch directories for these BT shows with flac or shn files in them that have no data. Just the show and track listing but with 0 megabites.

Why isn't the Slip on the Archive.org? It's so much easier.

Del · Post: # 806Post **Del** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:49 pm

FromTheGrieco wrote:Why isn't the Slip on the Archive.org? It's so much easier.

I would argue that BitTorrent is much easier, just click once and it downloads... I have a Mac, so I have to download each song track by track off the archive... BitTorrent works well for me, although I agree, it would be nice to see The Slip on the archive...

Pstehley · Post: # 809Post **Pstehley** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:26 pm

Well when you start it, it will give you fingerprints for all of them.. but until the download is complete you won't be able to do anything with them....

As for the slip not being on archive.org... Please don't start this arguement again... it's been hashed over and over... and until BAM sees fit, they won't be on archive.org....

why not just use oz or slipserver... that's what they're there for.. ya know...

just my $0.02

JEFFfromNC · Post: # 816Post **JEFFfromNC** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:11 pm

Because there to F'n slow!!! It takes a WHOLE day to get a show. Slipserver only runs around 12kb and thats just way to slow....

FromTheGrieco · Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:38 pm

I'm sorry I must have missed the arguements for or against using the archive. Please fill me in because hundreds of bands use it and I can get full shows in flac, shn or mp3 format in minutes. What does BAM have against it that the Dead do not and have allowed 2,000 shows to be available for free download. On the archive you can download anytime you want. You don't have to wait for the seeder to be logged on or a spot to open up, whatever the hell that means.

Del · Post: # 825Post **Del** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:02 pm

It's not so much an arguement for or against the archive, as it is an arguement as to whether we should be "telling" BAM what to do with their music... I think everyone agrees it would be nice to see The Slip on the archive. I think the key word here is patience... If BAM sees fit to allow it, we'll all be all over it. But I believe on the Graffiti pages it seems to come up quite a bit, and fans are kind of getting sick of some people's attitude that the band "owes it" to us to allow shows to be uploaded to the archive. I think the resistance you're getting to the idea stems from previous Graffiti arguements...

Pstehley · Post: # 860Post **Pstehley** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:16 am

Correct...

And so far as I know.. and people like cleantone, tim, and phrazz will be able to paraphrase this better than me... the reason they are not crazy about archive is that they won't know what shows are on there... and they kinda want to have some quality control... call it self conscience of how they sounded that show or whatever... but I think that is one of the main reasons they aren't on there....

Plus you can't compare them to the dead... the dead basically help launch taping... didn't matter if Jerry was all smacked out or not... ya know...