The fall of Bit Torrent

pr0digal jenius · Dec 19, 2004, 11:01 PM

Goodbye SuprNova.org
The most popular BitTorrent web site has now bit us farewell. Suprnova.org says goodbye after a year and a half of providing more BitTorrent links than any other web site. We wish them good luck in the future endeavors.

As you have probably noticed, we have often had downtimes. This was because it was so hard to keep this site up! But now we are sorry to inform you all, that SuprNova is closing down for good in the way that we all know it. We do not know if SuprNova is going to return, but it is certainly not going to be hosting any more torrent links. We are very sorry for this, but there was no other way, we have tried everything.

UPDATES: The MPAA is more than likely behind this shutdown of SuprNova.org.

Also another BitTorrent site TorrentBits.org is down.

TVTorrents and Phoenix-Torrents are both gone also.
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Dom · Dec 19, 2004, 11:05 PM

This is hardly the end of BT.

bake15 · Dec 19, 2004, 11:06 PM

sad news

guess i'll have to start paying for cds again

Millions Knives · Dec 19, 2004, 11:17 PM

torrent.youceff.com is also down. Raided by French Police.

pr0digal jenius · Dec 19, 2004, 11:18 PM

so that leaves torrentspy.com.....any one know of any others that are still up?

Millions Knives · Dec 19, 2004, 11:20 PM

REMOVED ZARDON

Those are still up... for now.

No_Style · Dec 19, 2004, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom

This is hardly the end of BT.

I concur. But it's sad to see SuprNova.org go down

Oh well~ They'll be remembered by me though.

From LokiTorrent:

Quote:

The big reason for the recent witch hunts is because many bittorrent clients are slow to make changes to the BT protocol to decentralize bittorrent.

E-mail the author of the clients you use to add the 'get_peers/peers' extension to their clients. This removes the need for trackers beyond a single connection. (this means, if a tracker goes down, your transfers continue at full speed without issue)

Send the e-mail, as this will not happen until enough pressure is placed on the authors of BT clients. Force bittorrent to evolve!

XBT Client + BitComet are the only clients that support this so far.

Indeed I am pleased to hear the above.

nForcer · Dec 19, 2004, 11:46 PM

REMOVED ZARDON is still up
and look who's on the top10 list :P

gangsterant16 · Dec 19, 2004, 11:49 PM

hopefully the bittorrent network won't be terminated cause that would really suck never thought of supanova.org goin offline....

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 19, 2004, 11:56 PM

Some body need to do something anything! against the RIAA / MPAA etc...
stuff like this is BS

Sargentwhitey · Dec 20, 2004, 12:41 AM

not a huge problem for me.. but suprnova.org was a great site... tis a shame for the people that got respectable download speeds on those Torrents

Anubis-Xp- · Dec 20, 2004, 12:46 AM

NOOOO I dl albums off suprnova,OMG, I'm dling season 1 and 2 of a series as we speak!! ROAR, I HATE COPS lol

PoopyTheJ · Dec 20, 2004, 01:58 AM

Damn you MPAA....

Warpy · Dec 20, 2004, 02:28 AM

Just remember that IRC is forever growin and those pigs, gov bods can not close it down since most of the kits installed that act as bots are gov pc's hence the huge upload bandwidth.

Shadow Lady · Dec 20, 2004, 02:50 AM

yeah well, the thing is suprnova.org was easier to use than irc

Majin GeoDooD · Dec 20, 2004, 03:09 AM

This reminds me of when torrentse.cx fell. That was the first big BT site AFAIK.

Judas · Dec 20, 2004, 03:25 AM

...the bittorent network can't fall.... not possible enless every ISP closed every port it attempted to use.... highly doubtful...

and bittorent has been used for a good amount of "legal" reason, for example music uploading and downloading for people creating there own stuff....

or another is Omega drivers getting bittorented around

BWX · Dec 20, 2004, 04:13 AM

"The fall of Bit Torrent"

Not even close- should change the title because it is not accurate at all. It is BS those sites were taken down, but there are others and will be more in the future.

Also blocking ports does nothing, bittorent uses any port you want.

Ev!L-aLphA · Dec 20, 2004, 04:36 AM

muahwhawhaw bittorent wtf is that =x

atleast they are not taking ****** out

let's keep those little secrets to ourselves

---PJ

Ev!L-aLphA · Dec 20, 2004, 04:44 AM

lmfao pj i was just about to edit that and add something else

any ways

Nacht · Dec 20, 2004, 04:48 AM

BT slow? no, you must not have set it up properly...or used the right torrents/trackers. off of TB I was regularly able to get stable speeds of 300-400kB/s, right from the get go. this is on my 3mb/256kb cable.

No_Style · Dec 20, 2004, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nacht

BT slow? no, you must not have set it up properly...or used the right torrents/trackers. off of TB I was regularly able to get stable speeds of 300-400kB/s, right from the get go. this is on my 3mb/256kb cable.

REMOVED ZARDON........ was great if you got in. Those "closed network", seeding ratio required torrent sites worked really well.

UZ7 · Dec 20, 2004, 04:55 AM

Well you know once one thing goes down, something else will pop up

.

Remember way back in the days of Napster? hehe

Vampyromaniac · Dec 20, 2004, 05:42 AM

Is this happening because the gods don't want me to see any TV at all?

Millions Knives · Dec 20, 2004, 05:47 AM

Lol... yeah IRC. Man I remember when I started using that back in like 7th grade. It's been a while since i've used it, hope I can remember the commands. Atleast we've got Ircspy incase the worst comes and Bittorrent dies, but I highly doubt it will.

pr0digal jenius · Dec 20, 2004, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

"The fall of Bit Torrent"

Not even close- should change the title because it is not accurate at all. It is BS those sites were taken down, but there are others and will be more in the future.

i was just inventing a title for a non-titled excerpt...sorry

BWX · Dec 20, 2004, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nacht

BT slow? no, you must not have set it up properly...or used the right torrents/trackers. off of TB I was regularly able to get stable speeds of 300-400kB/s, right from the get go. this is on my 3mb/256kb cable.

I was in Torrentbits- strict mods, but you got quality material at very fast speeds if you kept you ratio up like I did.

BT slow? Not even close.

pr0digal jenius · Dec 20, 2004, 06:19 AM

it will eat up a network rather quickly though

BWX · Dec 20, 2004, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

it will eat up a network rather quickly though

WTF? No it won't. Obviously not a fan a take it.

pr0digal jenius · Dec 20, 2004, 06:24 AM

anything using that much bandwidth will completely ruin a network...especially using both down and up...I have nothing against or for it, it just seems to me that you can't use that kind of bandwidth without clogging something up

Dec 19, 2004, 11:01 PM	#1
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	The fall of Bit Torrent Goodbye SuprNova.org The most popular BitTorrent web site has now bit us farewell. Suprnova.org says goodbye after a year and a half of providing more BitTorrent links than any other web site. We wish them good luck in the future endeavors. As you have probably noticed, we have often had downtimes. This was because it was so hard to keep this site up! But now we are sorry to inform you all, that SuprNova is closing down for good in the way that we all know it. We do not know if SuprNova is going to return, but it is certainly not going to be hosting any more torrent links. We are very sorry for this, but there was no other way, we have tried everything. UPDATES: The MPAA is more than likely behind this shutdown of SuprNova.org. Also another BitTorrent site TorrentBits.org is down. TVTorrents and Phoenix-Torrents are both gone also. ________________ Source: [H]ard\|OCP

Dec 19, 2004, 11:17 PM	#4
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Dec 19, 2004, 11:20 PM	#6
Millions Knives To The Face Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	REMOVED ZARDON Those are still up... for now. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ \| ASUS K8V SE Deluxe \| 3x512 Kingston HyperX PC4000 2-3-5-2 \| Western Digital 160 GB 7200rpm \| Maxtor 160 GB 7200rpm \| BFG GeForce 6800GT OC @ Stock \| Pioneer DVD-ROM 120s 16x40x \| HP 420i 8x4x12x DVD+-R\DVD+-RW \| Samsung 955DF 1280x1024 @75HZ \| Creative Audigy2 ZS \| Antec TRUE430 430w.

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Dec 19, 2004, 11:56 PM	#10
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Some body need to do something anything! against the RIAA / MPAA etc... stuff like this is BS __________________

Dec 19, 2004, 11:05 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	This is hardly the end of BT.

Dec 19, 2004, 11:06 PM	#3
bake15 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wigan,UK Posts: 582 Rep Power: 0	sad news guess i'll have to start paying for cds again

Dec 19, 2004, 11:18 PM	Thread Starter #5
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	so that leaves torrentspy.com.....any one know of any others that are still up?

Dec 19, 2004, 11:46 PM	#8
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	REMOVED ZARDON is still up and look who's on the top10 list :P

Dec 20, 2004, 12:41 AM	#11
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	not a huge problem for me.. but suprnova.org was a great site... tis a shame for the people that got respectable download speeds on those Torrents __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Dec 20, 2004, 12:46 AM	#12
Anubis-Xp- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rexdale, Ontario, Canada Posts: 60 Rep Power: 0	NOOOO I dl albums off suprnova,OMG, I'm dling season 1 and 2 of a series as we speak!! ROAR, I HATE COPS lol

Dec 20, 2004, 01:58 AM	#13
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Dec 20, 2004, 02:28 AM	#14
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Just remember that IRC is forever growin and those pigs, gov bods can not close it down since most of the kits installed that act as bots are gov pc's hence the huge upload bandwidth. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Dec 20, 2004, 02:50 AM	#15
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Dec 20, 2004, 03:09 AM	#16
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Dec 20, 2004, 04:13 AM	#18
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	"The fall of Bit Torrent" Not even close- should change the title because it is not accurate at all. It is BS those sites were taken down, but there are others and will be more in the future. Also blocking ports does nothing, bittorent uses any port you want. __________________

Dec 20, 2004, 04:36 AM	#19
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	muahwhawhaw bittorent wtf is that =x atleast they are not taking ****** out let's keep those little secrets to ourselves ---PJ __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Dec 20, 2004, 04:44 AM	#20
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	lmfao pj i was just about to edit that and add something else any ways __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Dec 20, 2004, 04:48 AM	#21
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	BT slow? no, you must not have set it up properly...or used the right torrents/trackers. off of TB I was regularly able to get stable speeds of 300-400kB/s, right from the get go. this is on my 3mb/256kb cable.

Dec 20, 2004, 04:55 AM	#23
UZ7 7th's Specialist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 162 Rep Power: 0	Well you know once one thing goes down, something else will pop up . Remember way back in the days of Napster? hehe __________________ Cold and Silent Blue. Seven and the Angel.

Dec 20, 2004, 05:47 AM	#25
Millions Knives To The Face Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	Lol... yeah IRC. Man I remember when I started using that back in like 7th grade. It's been a while since i've used it, hope I can remember the commands. Atleast we've got Ircspy incase the worst comes and Bittorrent dies, but I highly doubt it will. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ \| ASUS K8V SE Deluxe \| 3x512 Kingston HyperX PC4000 2-3-5-2 \| Western Digital 160 GB 7200rpm \| Maxtor 160 GB 7200rpm \| BFG GeForce 6800GT OC @ Stock \| Pioneer DVD-ROM 120s 16x40x \| HP 420i 8x4x12x DVD+-R\DVD+-RW \| Samsung 955DF 1280x1024 @75HZ \| Creative Audigy2 ZS \| Antec TRUE430 430w.

Dec 20, 2004, 06:19 AM	Thread Starter #28
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	it will eat up a network rather quickly though

Dec 20, 2004, 06:24 AM	Thread Starter #30
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	anything using that much bandwidth will completely ruin a network...especially using both down and up...I have nothing against or for it, it just seems to me that you can't use that kind of bandwidth without clogging something up