My BitTorrent Client
Wednesday 21st December, 2005 20:36 Comments: 0
Okay, I'm finally doing it, I'm revealing the source code I've used, and providing the setup program I created. This is my version of the 4.3.3 Beta that I keep talking about, it doesn't use the IPC code so it will work properly. I've put the files on another server so I don't have to worry about bandwidth (it's my ISP's problem now hehehe), not that anyone will probably use this client - even Swede has switched to another client (one of the evil ones, I think).
My BitTorrent Client's Site
So you might be wondering what the benefits of my client are? Well here goes:
A more compact interface
The search bar has been removed, as I never use it
The advanced tab has been revealed
I've added def_running_torrents to the advanced tab, so you can keep that many torrents running all the time
The number of peers (tracker totals in brackets, if known), seeds and distributed copies is now shown, along with a BitTornado style share ratio
The title (and tray icon) will tell you the combined upload and download rates
And a couple of minor things that you probably won't spot
Once the code for 4.3.4 is made available I'll think about making another version. I've also built the program in a strange way (I followed all the instructions, but still got problems with the twisted code), basically taking the official client's compiled code and replacing a few files with ones I'd created.
Ooh, I've just remembered, I used to show the infohash and piece information in the Torrent Info window, I'll add it back in my next version, if I remember. Again, it's something I don't typically care about, but is sometimes nice to have. It's also only about four lines of code that need changing.
EDIT: The other site went down in 2016 so I'm hosting all this legacy stuff on my main site.
My BitTorrent Client's Site
So you might be wondering what the benefits of my client are? Well here goes:
A more compact interface
The search bar has been removed, as I never use it
The advanced tab has been revealed
I've added def_running_torrents to the advanced tab, so you can keep that many torrents running all the time
The number of peers (tracker totals in brackets, if known), seeds and distributed copies is now shown, along with a BitTornado style share ratio
The title (and tray icon) will tell you the combined upload and download rates
And a couple of minor things that you probably won't spot
Once the code for 4.3.4 is made available I'll think about making another version. I've also built the program in a strange way (I followed all the instructions, but still got problems with the twisted code), basically taking the official client's compiled code and replacing a few files with ones I'd created.
Ooh, I've just remembered, I used to show the infohash and piece information in the Torrent Info window, I'll add it back in my next version, if I remember. Again, it's something I don't typically care about, but is sometimes nice to have. It's also only about four lines of code that need changing.
EDIT: The other site went down in 2016 so I'm hosting all this legacy stuff on my main site.