The Picard ManeuverMar 7
The Next (De)Generation
Show threadguldukat

I have qbittorrent set to quit when the DL is done. I tried to seed but spectrum is on that shit, they shut off Internet access. I can’t afford a VPN right now, my wife and I both work and we are struggling. Thank you, seeders.

I’m a leecher, and I truly am sorry. I dl TV shows that are off the air and aren’t available on dvd

Mar 7 at 8:36pmWeb
Show threadbinarytobisMar 7
I don’t care if you seed or not, but if you’re torrenting then you’re seeding a little bit while downloading. Quitting quickly doesn’t mask you completely. It might pay to look into your options more.
Show threadguldukatMar 7

It seems to work, I haven’t received an email in months. If I leave it to seed for a day I get an email.

One day internet providers will block ports and IPs to kill torrents, it’s just a matter of time. Can’t have people downloading I Love Lucy episodes

Show threadRekorseMar 8
Its dependant on the torrent you download. If you choose the wrong one that’s being tracked, you will get your IP sent to Spectrum in a legal letter eventually.
Show threadBladeFederationMar 7
Use Proton VPN free version
Show threadharmbuglerMar 8
Good advice, but torrenting is blocked on the free tier. Good advice because at least put all your other stuff over a VPN.
Show threadBladeFederationMar 8
Just tested it and you’re right. That must be relatively new.
Show threadqwertyMar 7
I’m not trying to give unsolicited advice but you can get a VPN subscription for 1$/month and put it on your router to get your whole house covered. Seems like a small price to pay for extra privacy and less ISP related headaches. ProtonVPN offers an unlimited bandwidth free tier too.
Show threadPolarKrakenMar 8

I do this, and it’s lovely. Whole house VPN FTW - guest network for any “sus” devices.

Can’t personally argue in favor of ProtonVPN, I’d say avoid that. Mullvad for me, for now, permanently open to even better solutions.

Show threadMr_Dr_OinkMar 8
Free proton doesnt allow torrent downloads btw
Show thread𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒Mar 8
Did you mean to add a zero to that monthly amount?? Because a VPN sub for just a dollar a month is SUPER sus.
Show threadqwertyMar 8
vpn.simplifiedprivacy.com has a $1/month sub and you can pair it with their hydraveil.net tool for compartmentalization. Some of their servers are run by known members of the monero community like trusted vendors or market admins. You can also get shared/resold accounts for big vpn companies on xmrbazaar.com or rent a DMCA ignored VPS with monero and set up your own VPN for $7-12/year, you won’t exactly hide in the crowd that way but it’s better than nothing and should thwart ISP related annoyances.
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Show threadOceanMar 8
If you don’t have a VPN, you need to be significantly more cautious, even if you’re just leaching
Show threadPsythikMar 8
If you’re going to leach, why even bother with a torrent client? Let Real-Debrid do the leeching for you and then grab the file directly from their servers. It’s much faster, especially since all it takes one person to upload the torrent to their database and then everyone can directly download the file at gigabit speeds.
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Show threadEveryday0764Mar 8
I still can’t understand how they are not being sued to obligation for doing that.
Show threadmic_check_one_twoMar 8

I have qbittorrent set to quit when the DL is done.

Which won’t stop someone from detecting that you torrented it. Without a VPN, your IP is openly visible to anyone else is joins the torrent. And since there’s no way to fully throttle seeding, (at least not without actively wrecking your leeching speeds), closing the client after the torrent completes won’t make a difference. They’ll already have your IP logged, and will be able to send angry letters to your ISP.

Show threadguldukatMar 8
I’ve never gotten one leeching, it’s when I let it seed for a day or 2. I’ve got fiber so it’s pretty fast
Show threadthermal_shockMar 9
Sharing it is the catch in USA at least.
Show threadandros_rexMar 8
Reseed Linux distros as penance?
Show threadguldukatMar 8
I do have a few old programs that I’ve kept seeding that have like 500:1 ratios