From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 30 15:56:31 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B62F106564A for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:56:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kelly.terry.jones@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B83128FC13 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:56:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kelly.terry.jones@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 5so100620qwd.7 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:56:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=RAsHh13M8GE/GbYO+OibPRCWnAFYzMcazJQSj3p7RPY=; b=R6fsmM5EgF9m9jFtWCLuDWSBCOCkLBw+RWNN9AJvmAlxjEFeQHzfbsk9b0shtvMj8a PWQifqbhkiBA6x6Kl5hB1gZKt/+ErYckcGTSkV0B35yj6Kaymd4KO+bHU/5Q9+ehFBEd M+Ji5L1qKXQ4ZrAv2QrgiBccEDwR3/Jygh4rk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=fmJolC6Dzd0kvpc68jhlXJUcugUbocaWNsqEdFi5AcHA/PvYi5W5vHyBjNN4/jgIia hbqLm5la6tucqXv6l6IIZb1cjZelhiNyp4JcfAZ/4flCJZ5HnVf45MKARuL0KgDZ3PCK TSNka0wzmtzzlat4Vl5+yAxNqwVNvCSI/S8jc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.96.13 with SMTP id f13mr2117312qcn.36.1246377390156; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:56:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <26face530906281331q50afe3dela4886e2120104b74@mail.gmail.com> References: <26face530906281331q50afe3dela4886e2120104b74@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:56:30 -0700 Message-ID: <26face530906300856o765882d9y5f9eed1e3b696d09@mail.gmail.com> From: Kelly Jones To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Using ctorrent or other program to seed a torrent X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:56:31 -0000 Thanks to everyone who helped. A couple of clarifications: % I'm not trying to share a file I downloaded. This is a file I created from scratch. % I don't want to seed for just 12 hours. I want to seed for days, maybe even weeks or months. % I don't necessarily want to run a tracker. I'm happy to use a public tracker like thepiratebay.org. I just want to seed the file. Is ctorrent the wrong program for this? Is there a better program to seed torrents? -- We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile. On 6/28/09, Kelly Jones wrote: > I know how to use ctorrent to create a torrent file, but how do I > actually seed the resulting file so that others can get it, and how do > I 'register' myself w/ a tracker so that others will know what IP > address to connect to, etc? > > Can ctorrent seed torrents, or do I need another program for that?