megalomania
May 16th, 2006, 11:10 AM
http://sciencetorrents.roguesci.org
I am testing a new torrent tracker at Rogue Science called ScienceTorrents. The software is now active, but is still undergoing testing to work out the bugs. The tracker will require you to sign up seperatly since it is not integrated in any way with The Forum. I hope to remedy this unfortunate situation in the near future, but for now that’s the way it is.
There are no rules FOR NOW. Once I see how the kewls abuse the system I will begin applying rules and restrictions. The categories and such are default, so don’t expect games and pr0n to remain for long.
I don’t care what you upload or how you use it for the time being. Please use it and try to break it. Obviously settings will be changing frequently, so some factors may not necessarily be a bug. Use this thread to report anything and make setting suggestions.
I have one lonely torrent set up right now to test this sucker. Please download and seed it so I can gauge system performance.
A few facts you might want to know about the software:
UPLOADING TORRENTS: You must use our announce url when making a new torrent. The address is http://roguesci.org/sciencetorrents/announce.php
Every page has a link named “upload” that has the necessary details to follow. There is a sticky thread in this section about making torrents that is now somewhat out of date. You will need to make a new torrent for any file you wish to upload to ScienceTorrents
OUTSIDE TORRENTS ARE NOT ENABLED: These are not yet supported; you must use our tracker http://roguesci.org/sciencetorrents/announce.php for all torrents. You cannot upload any outside torrent, nor can you use a torrent from the ScienceTorrents tracker at another website.
YOU MUST MAKE AND USE A USER ACCOUNT: You need to sign up to ScienceTorrents and be logged in to download any torrents. The tracker uses a ratio based system to keep out the lechers. This account is different from Rogue Science. Although I would prefer you use your Forum username, that is not necessary since I can’t stop you from doing it anyway.
YOU MUST HAVE A VALID EMAIL TO SIGN UP: All user accounts are verified just like signing up to The Forum. I don’t care if you use a throwaway account, it just has to work long enough for you to click the verification link in the email. Please be advised many junk filters like to catch auto generated emails like the ones from here, so check your trash heap or enable roguesci.org emails to pass through.
RATIO’s AND WAIT TIMES SHOULD BE DISABLED: For now, and I emphasize for now, there is no ratio system, and no waiting time. The tracker is a leechers paradise for now. It would do no good to start banning people for having low ratios since we have no torrents.
PLEASE REPORT ANY PROBLEMS HERE: If you find something that doesn’t smell right, please please please make a post here. I can’t fix it if I don’t know what’s wrong.
In case you didn’t catch the link above, the address of ScienceTorrents is sciencetorrents.roguesci.org
One more thing, there is a test torrent called “Test File” located in the misc section. It is the only torrent right now, so it should be easy to find. Just in case you can’t locate it, the direct address is http://sciencetorrents.roguesci.org/torrents-details.php?id=1
Please download and seed this torrent. It is just a simple text file to help me determine if this puppy is working. If you cannot download it, leech it, or seed it I want to know! Please seed this file until further notice to help me out.
I am testing a new torrent tracker at Rogue Science called ScienceTorrents. The software is now active, but is still undergoing testing to work out the bugs. The tracker will require you to sign up seperatly since it is not integrated in any way with The Forum. I hope to remedy this unfortunate situation in the near future, but for now that’s the way it is.
There are no rules FOR NOW. Once I see how the kewls abuse the system I will begin applying rules and restrictions. The categories and such are default, so don’t expect games and pr0n to remain for long.
I don’t care what you upload or how you use it for the time being. Please use it and try to break it. Obviously settings will be changing frequently, so some factors may not necessarily be a bug. Use this thread to report anything and make setting suggestions.
I have one lonely torrent set up right now to test this sucker. Please download and seed it so I can gauge system performance.
A few facts you might want to know about the software:
UPLOADING TORRENTS: You must use our announce url when making a new torrent. The address is http://roguesci.org/sciencetorrents/announce.php
Every page has a link named “upload” that has the necessary details to follow. There is a sticky thread in this section about making torrents that is now somewhat out of date. You will need to make a new torrent for any file you wish to upload to ScienceTorrents
OUTSIDE TORRENTS ARE NOT ENABLED: These are not yet supported; you must use our tracker http://roguesci.org/sciencetorrents/announce.php for all torrents. You cannot upload any outside torrent, nor can you use a torrent from the ScienceTorrents tracker at another website.
YOU MUST MAKE AND USE A USER ACCOUNT: You need to sign up to ScienceTorrents and be logged in to download any torrents. The tracker uses a ratio based system to keep out the lechers. This account is different from Rogue Science. Although I would prefer you use your Forum username, that is not necessary since I can’t stop you from doing it anyway.
YOU MUST HAVE A VALID EMAIL TO SIGN UP: All user accounts are verified just like signing up to The Forum. I don’t care if you use a throwaway account, it just has to work long enough for you to click the verification link in the email. Please be advised many junk filters like to catch auto generated emails like the ones from here, so check your trash heap or enable roguesci.org emails to pass through.
RATIO’s AND WAIT TIMES SHOULD BE DISABLED: For now, and I emphasize for now, there is no ratio system, and no waiting time. The tracker is a leechers paradise for now. It would do no good to start banning people for having low ratios since we have no torrents.
PLEASE REPORT ANY PROBLEMS HERE: If you find something that doesn’t smell right, please please please make a post here. I can’t fix it if I don’t know what’s wrong.
In case you didn’t catch the link above, the address of ScienceTorrents is sciencetorrents.roguesci.org
One more thing, there is a test torrent called “Test File” located in the misc section. It is the only torrent right now, so it should be easy to find. Just in case you can’t locate it, the direct address is http://sciencetorrents.roguesci.org/torrents-details.php?id=1
Please download and seed this torrent. It is just a simple text file to help me determine if this puppy is working. If you cannot download it, leech it, or seed it I want to know! Please seed this file until further notice to help me out.