[tlug] Re: Bittorrent Newbie

[Tobias Diedrich <ranma@example.com>]

Mark Sargent wrote:

> >I also like the control factor, via the scripts, in the link posted by 
> >Mauro. I'm gonna play with the "real" thing 1st. 
> 
> just to add to this, I think my provider, freebit, blocks the default 
> ports, so using this page from Mauro, I will be able to get around it, 
> perhaps.

Not your ISP, the torrent tracker rejected your client.
Some trackers enforce non-default ports, in order to make it
difficult for ISPs to 'just filter the bittorrent port', because
there is no longer is a standard port.

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