From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Sep 15 05:45:01 2014
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org
 [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1])
 (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
 (No client certificate requested)
 by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 451FFBCD
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:45:01 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from icp-osb-irony-out3.external.iinet.net.au
 (icp-osb-irony-out3.external.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.219])
 by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFFA7C68
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:44:59 +0000 (UTC)
X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true
X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvEKALd7FlTLzilT/2dsb2JhbABfgw2BKrMaAQEGnmwBgRMWeIQEAQEDATo/BQsLDQETJQ8FGDETiDYHuWkBF4V8iVEHgy6BHQWPN41QhzBBjU+DcCsvgkoBAQE
X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.04,525,1406563200"; d="scan'208";a="34015220"
Received: from unknown (HELO smtp.phoenix) ([203.206.41.83])
 by icp-osb-irony-out3.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 15 Sep 2014 13:44:51 +0800
Received: by smtp.phoenix (Postfix, from userid 1001)
 id 55534855; Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:44:51 +1000 (EST)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:44:51 +1000
From: andrew clarke <mail@ozzmosis.com>
To: Gary Aitken <freebsd@dreamchaser.org>
Subject: Re: torrent recommendation
Message-ID: <20140915054451.GA63743@ozzmosis.com>
References: <54147E6D.7020200@dreamchaser.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <54147E6D.7020200@dreamchaser.org>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12)
Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:45:01 -0000

On Sat 2014-09-13 11:27:09 UTC-0600, Gary Aitken (freebsd@dreamchaser.org) wrote:

> I've never dealt with a torrent download but now need to get something that is
> only available in that form.
> 
> Looking for recommendations of a simple way to go in terms of a ports client. 

www/aria2 for one-off torrent downloads. By default will seed until your
ratio reaches 1:1, unless you cancel seeding and exit with Ctrl+C.

net-p2p/rtorrent for a minimalist curses UI, allowing multiple torrent
downloads & seeding within the one program. Good for long-term seeding.

net-p2p/deluge if you prefer a graphical (X11) UI.

All three support magnet URIs.

Regards
Andrew