Asymptomatic

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Torrent Clients

Dan was asking me the other day about BitTorrent and how to use it. This is pretty strange coming from a guy used to getting his files from IRC servers.

The problem with IRC servers is that they use these crazy queues. If you happen to find a server in an IRC channel, which is difficult in itself, there is an unusual array of hoop-jumping you must perform to even get in a queue for a download. And even after you get there, there’s no guarantee that it’s going to work flawlessly enough to succeed. Really, BitTorrent is a better alternative.

Sure, you have to wait for the files to trickle down to the BT trackers, but it’s a whole lot easier than searching out the elusive IRC trader. Although I guess you might still need some instruction, so here goes.