College Downloading

[xuxoxux]

But if ur doing a torrent through ftp are you still seeding?

No......what you will be doing is basically renting a 'computer' (server) from some company. Then you can install whatever torrent client you want as well as an FTP server. The client will download the files to your rented 'computer' and then you use FTP to download to your computer. That way your home/college computer wont need to worry about torrent problems.

Anyways I heard private trackers are a real pain and you have to contribute all the time - I'm more of a pick and choose downloader and I wont be able to be spend much time messing too much with what ever is needed. Also it would be wise to stay away from any kind of uploading in college.

For private trackers, yeah many require a ratio if you don't want to be banned. But, becuase you have now have a rented 'computer', that computer will do the downloading and sharing. ( Using a far superior connection than you might have at home. )
That way your college connection is not involved in any sharing, only downloading from an encrypted ftp connection. ^^

[beansis]

No......what you will be doing is basically renting a 'computer' (server) from some company. Then you can install whatever torrent client you want as well as an FTP server. The client will download the files to your rented 'computer' and then you use FTP to download to your computer. That way your home/college computer wont need to worry about torrent problems.

Anyways I heard private trackers are a real pain and you have to contribute all the time - I'm more of a pick and choose downloader and I wont be able to be spend much time messing too much with what ever is needed. Also it would be wise to stay away from any kind of uploading in college.

For private trackers, yeah many require a ratio if you don't want to be banned. But, becuase you have now have a rented 'computer', that computer will do the downloading and sharing. ( Using a far superior connection than you might have at home. )
That way your college connection is not involved in any sharing, only downloading from an encrypted ftp connection. ^^

Well that all sounds really good, I still have to torrent once in a while for music I cannot find else where

Can you give some recommendations for affordable/reliable seedboxes. I heard some are located in counties where there are no copyright restrictions so the seeding would not affect me in any way. Also I would like one to which I could create a really secure connection so my isp and the admins would have absolutely no idea (more like proof) of what I was downloading.

Sorry I haven't really been on the torrent scene at all, but is there generally a lot of good content available without having to be on a private tracker? How does it compare to usenet and direct download?

Finally, what would you say is more secure/under the radar, SSL encrypted usenet or the secure ftp connection to a seedbox?

[xuxoxux]

Can you give some recommendations for affordable/reliable seedboxes. I heard some are located in counties where there are no copyright restrictions so the seeding would not affect me in any way. Also I would like one to which I could create a really secure connection so my isp and the admins would have absolutely no idea (more like proof) of what I was downloading.

There is an entire section section dedicated to seedboxes here on FST.
Asking there would benefit you as well as others who might have similar questions in the future.

https://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-see...iscussion-154/

Sorry I haven't really been on the torrent scene at all, but is there generally a lot of good content available without having to be on a private tracker? How does it compare to usenet and direct download?

That is all subjective. Some say torrents are the best, others say direct downloads are, and even others say Usenet is better. All have their upsides as well as downsides. I'm sure there are threads on FST that cover those points, just search em up.

Finally, what would you say is more secure/under the radar, SSL encrypted usenet or the secure ftp connection to a seedbox?

Both can be secure enough I would imagine. Someone WILL (if they want to) see large traffic if they look, only difference is whether they will know what it is or not.

[beansis]

There is an entire section section dedicated to seedboxes here on FST.
Asking there would benefit you as well as others who might have similar questions in the future.

https://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-see...iscussion-154/

Sorry I haven't really been on the torrent scene at all, but is there generally a lot of good content available without having to be on a private tracker? How does it compare to usenet and direct download?

That is all subjective. Some say torrents are the best, others say direct downloads are, and even others say Usenet is better. All have their upsides as well as downsides. I'm sure there are threads on FST that cover those points, just search em up.

Finally, what would you say is more secure/under the radar, SSL encrypted usenet or the secure ftp connection to a seedbox?

Both can be secure enough I would imagine. Someone WILL (if they want to) see large traffic if they look, only difference is whether they will know what it is or not.

ok thanks, I'll search around a bit

btw, what do you think is a safe amount of bandwidth to use over a certain amount of time? per day. per month, for example. And would it really matter? I'm sure there will lots of ppl who use up a ton of bandwidth for legit purposes such as playing games online or watching videos.

[xuxoxux]

lol, bandwidth usage can vary greatly. On a college campus using too much might make you stand out.....though I am not sure. If you happen to get a seedbox, only what you download from it will be known to campus admins. I doubt that you will create trouble as long as you use your head a little.

[beansis]

lol, bandwidth usage can vary greatly. On a college campus using too much might make you stand out.....though I am not sure. If you happen to get a seedbox, only what you download from it will be known to campus admins. I doubt that you will create trouble as long as you use your head a little.

Yeah I probably wont have too much time to dl either
You think downloading 40gb over the weekend would be a little suspicious?

I looked over the seedbox section and I think I got the hang of it. I haven't been a member for 30 days tho so I can't post in there or make pm's, which is unfourtunate because i have some free time right now to get everything figured out. You think it would be worthwhile to ask someone about this?

[Rart]

I would try maybe to see if your college has a private DC++ hub. Those can be far better than torrents.

[beansis]

I would try maybe to see if your college has a private DC++ hub. Those can be far better than torrents.

What's that?

also, the seedbox thing got me thinking
is it just for torrents or can I use it also for usenet and direct download and then securely download to my college computer through ftp

[xuxoxux]

also, the seedbox thing got me thinking
is it just for torrents or can I use it also for usenet and direct download and then securely download to my college computer through ftp

Basically a seedbox can be an entire computer, so yes, you *could* install something for usenet and then retrieve the downloaded files though FTP.......Don't know why you would.

[beansis]

also, the seedbox thing got me thinking
is it just for torrents or can I use it also for usenet and direct download and then securely download to my college computer through ftp

Basically a seedbox can be an entire computer, so yes, you *could* install something for usenet and then retrieve the downloaded files though FTP.......Don't know why you would.

So I can use free IPv6! (which doesn't have SSL)

It would be nice for direct downloads cause then I could put a bunch off stuff in jdownloader, and then when it's done, bam! ftp encrypted connection to my computer and I have all my shit