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This article was nominated for deletion on 31 January 2007. The result of the discussion was keep.

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1 Unlimited torrents in the official BitTorrent client?
2 Extending selective downloads column
3 Where is Ares Galaxy?
4 What about Ants ?
5 BitTorrent_index_comparison
6 Open Source
- 6.1 Features
- 6.2 See also
7 Chart Key
8 Interface
9 Templates now sortable
10 Tables
11 Title of article

[edit] Unlimited torrents in the official BitTorrent client?

It's been a few years since I've used the official client, but last time I used it, each instance of the program could only run a single torrent, and for multiple torrents you had to start multiple instances of the program. If that's still the case, should it really be listed as unlimited torrent capacity? Sure, you can start as many instances of the program as you want (if you have enough memory), but that's not really the same as the more full-featured clients that let you use multiple torrents in a single window and selectively ration your bandwidth between them. If that's still how it is, maybe it should be listed as "1 per program instance"? Of course, if they've changed the client in the past few years, then just tell me I'm out of date. 4.226.111.130 23:28, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

I hadn't used the Mainline client in a couple years either, but I just downloaded it, and the interface is completely different. It's no longer one torrent per process; it looks almost like a real, usable client now. --Nasarius 03:55, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Multiple torrents were always possible in the console version using btlaunchmany/btlaunchmanycurses at least as far back as 2.0; I did so frequently. —pfahlstrom 02:21, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

On the same topic, last time I checked, BitTornado and Gnome BitTorrent, both modelled after the old-style mainline BitTorrent, used the one download per instance model. Unless they have both changed recently I think the "max active" value is wrong for each of these. Pimlottc 04:31, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Extending selective downloads column

I suggest all the clients which support selective downloading but aren't smart enough to not create files unecessarily on the filesystem have their "selective download" support changed from green to yellow. There are really four levels of support in this category: no support, supports but creates all files, supports but creates some unwanted files (when pieces straddle file borders for the purpose of hashing), supports and (uses some sort of temporarily file OR removes unwanted files when stopping/removing/closing the torrent). Anyone who is interested in the selective downloads column should also be interested in this further information. --4.253.68.195 06:33, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where is Ares Galaxy?

Ares galaxy supports bittorrent since v1.9.5

Great. Add it. VanishingUser 23:43, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What about Ants ?

May be there is some mention of Ants, somewhere else, but I saw no mention of it on that page... I know, it is still under developement, and its network is still small, but it is working, and considering the complete novelty of its concepts (and the total security of it : the concepter having opened a contest for hackers to break through its system!) I really believe that it merits some mention here... There was some years ago a first trial to use those principles (Kast: <http://konspire.sourceforge.net/howItWorks.shtml>), but, for some reasons, and inspite a very promising start, it never continued. So, I was absolutely pleased to see, recently that Ants was now working on those same principles (the ants quest for Pheromones)... (it is mentionned in Wikipedia France <http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANts_P2P> but there is a full explanation of it's working principles here <http://antsp2p.sourceforge.net/antsp2phelp/Default.htm>. Dsoslglece

[edit] BitTorrent_index_comparison

How can List_of_BitTorrent_RSS_feeds and Comparison_of_BitTorrent_software be kept and BitTorrent_index_comparison be deleted?

"The result was delete." for Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/BitTorrent_index_comparison but with no rational for this decision. BitTorrent indexes account for 1/3 of all Internet traffic.! Why is Wikipedia not covering it? People calmed it was not sourced but all material is attributable to the websites them selves. I believe Wikipedia would be a better encyclopedia with the article restored.

BitTorrent indexes account for 1/3 of all Internet traffic. The following is a BitTorrent index comparison:

[edit] Open Source

Hi. I'm the one who added the open source section. I think it is useful to know in regards to privacy. If it is open source "you", or someone who knows programming, can be certain the software does not spy on you etc. I am not good with Wikipedia, I couldn't figure out how to set yes or no to whether it is open source or not. But this I know: Deluge/Azureus is open source. µTorrent isn't. Can someone please edit that in? -81.191.11.71 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.191.11.71 (talk) 16:41, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Features

legal only is a tracker directory sortable one click download comments tracker amalgamation public private RSS specialization

AnimeSuki Unlicensed only No Yes Only new torrents No No No Yes No Yes unlicensed anime

BigTorrent No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes anime

BoxTorrents No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No No anime

BiteNova No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

Bitmetv ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No Yes ? TV

BitTorrent Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No No

BTMon No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

BTJunkie No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

BushTorrents No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No

DC Hubs No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No

Demonoid No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No

Dinastar-elec Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Linux

Fenopy No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No

FlixFlux No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Film

fulldls No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No

isoHunt No Yes No Not new torrents No No Yes Yes No Yes No

MegaNova No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

Mininova No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

MyBittorrent No No Yes Not working Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No

NewTorrents No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

Oink ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No Yes ? Audio

ScrapeTorrent No No No Yes No No No Yes No No No

Snarf-it No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

ThePirateBay No Yes Yes Not the top 100 Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

TorrentBox No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No No

Torrent-Finder No No No No No No No No No No other sites

TorrentLeech ? Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? No Yes Yes ?

TorrentPortal No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

TorrentReactor No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

TorrentSpy No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No

TorrentValley No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

Torrentz No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No

[edit] See also

List of torrent sites

BitTorrent

Comparison of BitTorrent software

Comparison of file sharing applications

Super-seeding

BitTorrent tracker

Magnet link

List of torrent sites

Top 100 Torrent Site List

thebeehive

torrent sites

Torrent sites in the news

Top BT sites in 2004

cnn, BT is 20% of Internet activity with 45 million users

cbc, piratebay et al vs MPAA

List of torrent sites blog

Torrent Sites by category, sorted by # of active torrents.

Top 10 Torrent Site List

web-of-knowledge

Legal only sites

	legal only	is a tracker	directory	sortable	one click download	comments	tracker amalgamation	public	private	RSS	specialization
AnimeSuki	Unlicensed only	No	Yes	Only new torrents	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	unlicensed anime
BigTorrent	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	anime
BoxTorrents	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	anime
BiteNova	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Bitmetv	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	?	TV
BitTorrent	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
BTMon	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
BTJunkie	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
BushTorrents	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
DC Hubs	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Demonoid	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Dinastar-elec	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Linux
Fenopy	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
FlixFlux	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Film
fulldls	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
isoHunt	No	Yes	No	Not new torrents	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
MegaNova	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Mininova	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
MyBittorrent	No	No	Yes	Not working	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
NewTorrents	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Oink	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	?	Audio
ScrapeTorrent	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Snarf-it	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
ThePirateBay	No	Yes	Yes	Not the top 100	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
TorrentBox	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Torrent-Finder	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	other sites
TorrentLeech	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	?
TorrentPortal	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
TorrentReactor	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
TorrentSpy	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
TorrentValley	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Torrentz	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No

It was deleted because it's unmaintainable and unverifiable. -Halo 12:50, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

In my opinion only to the same degree as Comparison_of_BitTorrent_software. So I was asking for a specific comparison, but thank you for your input.--72.139.115.137 21:58, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

On a related note, there is no Comparison of BitTorrent tracker software. That is, the tracker software itself not whatever sites are using it. -- SEWilco (talk) 17:43, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chart Key

I do not know exactly what "S" means, and I do not see a key. I am guessing it means "some". Anyone think a key or explanation should be added? Laptopdude 22:45, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interface

CLI is not as helpful as it could be. I'd like to see "curses" added for clients that support it. rtorrent, bittorrent, bittornado all have at least some kind of curses support. rtorrent is really what I'd have in mind though. An interface where you can add and control torrents like other GUI interfaces, not just a glorified full screen progress bar.

[edit] Templates now sortable

I made the templates sortable. In order to do this, I had to remove the repetition of the column headers within the template, and I had to put all subheaders on the main level. Users can increase their screen resolution to solve the issue of forgetting which column is which. The subheader issue I think is not important. Whistling42 (talk) 20:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I made additional edits free space for new features for the tables (ie language support{how many}, or First public release, date, Latest stable, Date of latest, Cost (USD), Software license) Mabdul (talk) 00:45, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tables

How about adding a big table that describes better the "last updated", etc.? I think of somethink like in this arctile: Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients Mabdul (talk) 16:51, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Title of article

I'm not sure if I like the name of this article. It seems to be a table of BitTorrent clients and their features, not an explanation of what a BitTorrent client is. The title is misleading. Anyone think that it should be moved to something like List of BitTorrent clients and features, or something more grammatically correct? At very least, move it to BitTorrent clients. _{TIM KLOSKE|TALK} 21:51, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Unlimited torrents in the official BitTorrent client?

[edit] Extending selective downloads column

[edit] Where is Ares Galaxy?

[edit] What about Ants ?

[edit] BitTorrent_index_comparison

[edit] Open Source

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[edit] Interface

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