Irc Vs Bitorrent

i use Mirc just click. click. rightclick, and paste and the dl starts right away @ my max download speed. I hear everyone talking like bt is the shit so....... poll please?

My vote for IRC. Bitt is too insecure

I use both although generally BT is rather insecure compared to IRC unless your a member of a private community in which case BT can be better and easier to find stuff...

totally for irc. bt is way to slow for me all the time, dunno why :huh:

BT / torrentz.com I never get any speed or connection problems with them, However I do with mIRC lol it should be the other way round I know.

i use bt cuz i have no ideaa how 2 use irc... like where 2 find files and stuff
ftp pubs r also good

not entirely sure how irc is that much safer? surely you still give out an ip?

and isnt irc a one-way system? never used it, but i always thought everyone dled one at a time, whereas bt you all pool bandwidth.

I use both and I wouldnt place one above the other.

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and isnt irc a one-way system? never used it, but i always thought everyone dled one at a time, whereas bt you all pool bandwidth.

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Yeah, from IRC you donwload from bots or servers. But they are pretty fast :D

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Originally posted by vivitron 15@15 April 2004 - 11:03
not entirely sure how irc is that much safer? surely you still give out an ip?

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You've answered your own question...

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and isnt irc a one-way system? never used it, but i always thought everyone dled one at a time, whereas bt you all pool bandwidth.

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Most leech on one IRC and yes its one at a time, whereas BT is pooled with just about anybody on large sites such as SuperNova especially.

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Originally posted by vivitron 15@15 April 2004 - 18:03
not entirely sure how irc is that much safer? surely you still give out an ip?

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Yes, you still give out an IP whilst on IRC, however, you're not giving your ip out to hundreds/thousands of users at a time. Also, how many people have you heard of who've been sued or sent letters from their ISPs from sharing through IRC? I've not heard of any, but I've heard of a few through Bitt