[linux-audio-user] Re: POLL: Marketing Free Music

[Loki Davison]

On 3/12/06, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net> wrote:
> On Saturday 11 March 2006 10:50, R Parker wrote:
> >> >anyone had a look to http://www.jamendo.com ?
>
> I finally got thru my firewall with azureus, but I'm puzzled as to how
> it actually works so let me see if my detective in me is on the right
> trail here.
>
> 1. It apparently allocates the full file size for each .ogg in the
> download 'album' selected immediately.  However, I can't see a progress
> number thats anything but 0.0% for either down or up, and when I look
> at the files, even a sub 1k text file, its all been zero filled.  I do
> see traffic from the network ok, so am I to assume that this is a 100%
> random access file transfer method, getting a kilobyte of it here, and
> another there until finally all the pieces of the puzzle are complete?
>
> 2. On the "my torrents" screen, the H entry is a red frownie, and the
> estimated eta is an infinity sign.
>
> Is there anybody fam enough with Azureus to shine some light on this?
> It makes me nervous to see all that traffic and no results.
>
> 3. Also, none of the highlighted links in the help pulldown result in
> any action whatsoever.  Rather hard to fathom when theres no link to
> the wiki or ??
>
> [...]
>


This is for bittorrent right? what is wrong with using bittornado?
Work really well. I use it all the time and never have a prob, it also
gives you a lot of info on what is going on.