BitTorrent P2P Trackers On The Move

KingFishKingFish
edited February 2005 in Science & Tech
BitTorrent-based services are picking up steam this year, thanks to hosted torrent services from a number of vendors and the new eXeem P2P torrent-based application.
EXeem is a new P2P entity that utilizes the torrent protocol for its service, which was launched on Friday with its 0.20 public beta. The same people who used to operate the Torrent directory site Suprnova.org, which was shut down last year, are behind the new effort.

BitTorrent directories like Suprnova.org and LokiTorrent had been the target of legal challenges because they allegedly contain copyrighted materials that were being illegally distributed. EXeem is owned and operated by Swarm Systems. An eXeem/Swarm Systems spokesperson was not available for comment at press time.

The eXeem model differs from Suprnova.org in that it is its own network, much like Kazaa, rather than an open directory of available torrents.

BitTorrent has become a successful P2P technology, allowing users to more rapidly share large files. Instead of one single file download, the BitTorrent protocol separates the file into multiple chunks, which are then shared and downloaded via multiple sources. The system also is set up so that while the user is downloading a file, they are sharing it at the same time by uploading chunks they've already downloaded to others in the torrent swarm.

In order to share the files though a torrent, a "tracker" file is needed, which isn't always easy to set up, find or host. A new type of torrent hosting service has emerged to help service that need. Fremont, Calif.-based ISP Hurricane Electric and Web hosting service Prodigem are now offering a place for users to host their torrent trackers. Both services claim to make it easier for users to publish and host their torrent trackers with their respective services.
Source: Internet News

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    There's just something fishy about exeem.. I can't explain it.
  • TrinityTrinity UK
    edited January 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    There's just something fishy about exeem.. I can't explain it.

    Glad I'm not the only one who thinks that prime...the more I hear/read about exeem the more I'm convinced there's something not quite right :scratch: and i tend to go with my gut feeling
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    Im glad Im not the only one who things exeem sounds as dodgy as they come.... without including the Cydoor advertising it's installing on users as well :rolleyes:
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    i tried exeem lite and it sucks to tell you the truth. the files suck like on kazaa, and there's not much there. i dont see it succeeding.
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited January 2005
    kanezfan wrote:
    i tried exeem lite and it sucks to tell you the truth. the files suck like on kazaa, and there's not much there. i dont see it succeeding.
    Personally I think it will definately SUCKceed! ;)
  • chop
    edited January 2005
    I think it will do well it is still beta [img]:)[/img]
  • raf
    edited February 2005
    does any body know how I can continue a download that was using the loki torrent tracker? They have all stopped!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    You can't.
  • raf
    edited February 2005
    Don't be so negetive Thrax. I actually figured out a way to do it. all you need to do is go to the advanced option in the torrents properties window and add a different tracker to the list. The only problem is that there are bareley any peers and the download is super slow.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Actually Thrax's comment was the correct answer to your question. You cannot resume a download from LokiTorrents tracker as it no longer exists.

    The fact you found a different way is neither here nor there as the answer was not wrong :)

    You will find it slow, with almost no peers, it sounds like the torrent you are trying to get is dying.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    "How do I buy a vaccuum cleaner from Woolworths?"

    "You can't. Woolworths is out of business."

    "Don't be so negative. I actually found a way to do it.. I bought a vaccuum at Walmart!"

    :rolleyes:
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