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Has anybody considered bitorrent sync and a Synology media box for sharing and backing up TeamBlu's creations?

I think the main problems with sharing large files would be the initial bandwidth upload and the storage space.  Bittorrent Sync pro seems to handle large file sizes alright.  Once the files are shared with others then other people can share just like bittorrent, but privately with a Bittorrent Sync key. 

For the storage space problem, I suggest getting a Synology 4 Bay media server with TB hard drives that do Raid 1 mirroring.  Recently, I had two 1 TB hard drives fail on me, but I was just able to back up all that data fast enough onto the Synology media server with 7 TB on Raid 1. Now I don't have to worry about losing all those video / audio files because Synology notifies me about failing hard drives and then I can swap out the failing hard drives.

And I think the Synology media server can act as a webpage server, but I bought it mostly as a long term, large file sizes back up system.

kaarma33 said:

Bittorrent Sync pro seems to handle large file sizes alright.  Once the files are shared with others then other people can share just like bittorrent, but privately with a Bittorrent Sync key.

 This is an interesting idea. Perhaps great for distribution immediately after each new release is announced, but maybe not so good for long-term availability for those who discover Team Blu's work at a later date. A bittorrent tracker would keep the torrent active for a long time, ensuring that late-comers would be able to download the older releases.

The main issue for is DJ being able to get hold of a seedbox again to use for the Team Blu releases.

It is all well finding a suitable private torrent tracker but without a seedbox he can also use, then it won`t work.

There is actually no need for a seedbox.

Once the initial seeding is done, the peers who have downloaded the torrent should be enough keep it alive. It worked that way for Team-Blu's torrents when they were on Myspleen, and there were plenty of seeds for Team Blu's torrents on Blu-Torrents as well.

RedForeman said:

There is actually no need for a seedbox.

Once the initial seeding is done, the peers who have downloaded the torrent should be enough keep it alive. It worked that way for Team-Blu's torrents when they were on Myspleen, and there were plenty of seeds for Team Blu's torrents on Blu-Torrents as well.

 Agreed.

As far as I know, the seedbox option isn't going to happen unless someone wants to pay out of their own pocket for such high bandwidth options. 

I'm guessing what some are wanting are a quick download without having to torrent through normal channels.  

All I can say is good luck with your efforts.  I've downloaded and seeded the stuff I got at the latter place.  It was well worth the wait.

Sorry guys but uTorrent and my home connection is just not going to cut it, so for right now until this gets sorted I guess we are pretty much shut down for a while, we will continue on with our list of titles but I will no longer be able to share for a while, we just do not have the support, so to those that actually like what we do and have helped us in the past if materials are there I could just trade finished projects for more project materials, there will be catches of course but we can talk about that if it happens.

So sorry guys for right now we are unable to share but I am hopeful at some point this will change, only time will tell.

Later

We will find a way.

Can someone explain what's wrong with newsgroups, longetivity is like 6 years, no need for anyone to seed. Is it to do with cost or something else.

Monthly usenet provider fee is one thing. (Some people have no problem with this, but not everyone can do it.)

People also reported too many missing parts to complete the Maximum Overdrive download when it was on usenet.

Some people had a really hard time finding out the password to decrypt the files after they were downloaded.

Until a better option comes along, maybe its a stop gap, I know I don't have a problem with a monthly fee as long as I get hold of these superb Teamblu releases. Plenty of pars should help with the problem of missing or damaged files and lately files on the newer discussions have been relatively undamaged. Obfuscation should help with stopping anyone outside of the community getting hold of the files and the passwords if needed could be given by pm or such like, at the end of the day how hard can it be to hold of a password. Also, torrents at the end of the day are monitored by the powers that be, even private trackers, and are anything but anonymous where as newsgroups are slightly better on this front even if the majority of us already have legitimate copies of these films in the first place. 

x5gb said:

Plenty of pars should help with the problem of missing or damaged files. Obfuscation should help with anyone outside of the community getting hold of the files and the passwords if needed could given by pm or such like, at the end of the day how hard can it be to hold of a password. 

 Some users said that even with the extra pars, it still wasn't quite enough to piece the files together. This was after some time had passed, of course. Some people could get it at first, but after so long enough pars disappeared that the download could no longer be completed.

As for the password issue... I probably shouldn't comment on that directly.  Just go back and read the earlier posts in this thread, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

x5gb said:

Can someone explain what's wrong with newsgroups, longetivity is like 6 years, no need for anyone to seed. Is it to do with cost or something else.

  I'm not paying for a newsgroup subscription.  I've openly stated I'd be willing to help pay for a seedbox, or to help with other issues as they arise, and I've helped pay for for the Back-up HDD in the past as well.  At this point I'd rather just straight up purchase completed projects for $20-$25 a piece than have to pay for for a newsgroup subscription.  I think if distribution is going to be a problem, creating a "Safe List" of known contributors/donors/members might be a safe guaranteed alternative.  

I don't know what happened at BT, but if the point is to have a free and safe location to share projects, I don't see why we wouldn't continue to use that location if it's available to us regardless of whether we have administrative access or special privileges.  When that relationship began, no one was looking for special privileges, extra content,  to stream films online, or even to be treated as a VIP... All anyone wanted was to simply find a fast and safe place to share the projects.  Something BT fit to a T.  This site has always been the primary discussion location to discuss these projects, so even having access to a forum or conversations isn't necessary anywhere else.  

Furthermore, it's been stated on numerous occasions in the past when there was no central location for the files to be shared, that people were free to upload/share TeamBlu's projects anywhere/everywhere, as long as proper credit is given.   What has changed that now we are being discouraged from using what is essentially the safest and fastest service everyone has access to?  Was whatever that went down so bad that we need to walkaway from everything?  This seems to punish all the wrong people.  Wouldn't a better option be to continue to utilize the infrastructure there and to continue to release projects while just avoiding all other aspects of the site?  

We don't need a custom designed forum and special features to essentially share a link that guides us to a file.  Why not continue to utilize what's available to us while looking for other options and just not use the site for any other reason? 

Ultimately I'm not a member of TeamBlu, so I have no say or impact on what the group ultimately decides to do, what I am however is a very big supporter of the work that they do and someone that has, and will continue to contribute in any way that he can.  As long as I can continue to find a way to access the projects they release, I'll make do, but it seems a shame to deny so many folks that are interested in these projects a means to get them easily when the infrastructure is already in place, but a conscious decision to not use that infrastructure has been made because of hard feelings between a few people.  Maybe what happened between TeamBlu and BT was bad enough to warrant this decision, I'll never know, but I've been a part of enough message boards, and forum feuds of the past 16 years to know that giving up a sure fire thing because of a disagreement/personal conflict between members never benefits anyone. 

TripleHBK said:

I don't know what happened at BT, but if the point is to have a free and safe location to share projects, I don't see why we wouldn't continue to use that location if it's available to us regardless of whether we have administrative access or special privileges.  When that relationship began, no one was looking for special privileges, extra content,  to stream films online, or even to be treated as a VIP... All anyone wanted was to simply find a fast and safe place to share the projects.  Something BT fit to a T.  This site has always been the primary discussion location to discuss these projects, so even having access to a forum or conversations isn't necessary anywhere else.  

Furthermore, it's been stated on numerous occasions in the past when there was no central location for the files to be shared, that people were free to upload/share TeamBlu's projects anywhere/everywhere, as long as proper credit is given.   What has changed that now we are being discouraged from using what is essentially the safest and fastest service everyone has access to?  Was whatever that went down so bad that we need to walkaway from everything?  This seems to punish all the wrong people.  Wouldn't a better option be to continue to utilize the infrastructure there and to continue to release projects while just avoiding all other aspects of the site?  

We don't need a custom designed forum and special features to essentially share a link that guides us to a file.  Why not continue to utilize what's available to us while looking for other options and just not use the site for any other reason? 

Ultimately I'm not a member of TeamBlu, so I have no say or impact on what the group ultimately decides to do, what I am however is a very big supporter of the work that they do and someone that has, and will continue to contribute in any way that he can.  As long as I can continue to find a way to access the projects they release, I'll make do, but it seems a shame to deny so many folks that are interested in these projects a means to get them easily when the infrastructure is already in place, but a conscious decision to not use that infrastructure has been made because of hard feelings between a few people.  Maybe what happened between TeamBlu and BT was bad enough to warrant this decision, I'll never know, but I've been a part of enough message boards, and forum feuds of the past 16 years to know that giving up a sure fire thing because of a disagreement/personal conflict between members never benefits anyone. 

Every word of that is true, and Dark_Jedi does not appear to be banned there.

No seedbox is necessary to upload the files to Blu-Torrents. It works just as well whether you're connectable, or not connectable, it doesn't really matter. And once they're uploaded, the seedboxes of other users can keep them seeded.

But none of that matters because DJ's mind is made up...

DJ taking his toys and going home? This is a shock to someone?

DJ has made it clear that the relationship with BT broke down for whatever reason and I respect his wishes.

As far as BT being a safe place, no torrent is safe whether private or public and anytime you download your more than likely been watched whether you upload or not. The powers that be don't care that you more than likely already own a legitimate copy.

As far as paying for a newsgroup subscription, each to their own, I know I don't have a problem with it but I also respect anyone that does. I certainly wouldn't be happy with paying him directly for his works as that would definitely be infringing on the legality of it all.

If DJ cannot find another torrent community he would be happy with to share his projects then I'd rather have a newsgroup discussion than nothing at all.

RedForeman said:

Every word of that is true, and Dark_Jedi does not appear to be banned there.

No seedbox is necessary to upload the files to Blu-Torrents. It works just as well whether you're connectable, or not connectable, it doesn't really matter. And once they're uploaded, the seedboxes of other users can keep them seeded.

But none of that matters because DJ's mind is made up...

Agreed.

deadman911 said:

DJ taking his toys and going home? This is a shock to someone?

Not shocking at all, just plain sad.

Wow here we go again, "take my toys and go home" you asses really need to get a grip, there was some shit that happened at BT and that is that, I do not like being lied to, maybe some of you do but I do not! why the hell can't some of you just accept that shit went down and I am not happy at all with how it all transpired, and for ALL you guys that keep saying I did not get banned, I really have no idea WTF you are looking at, I am no longer there it is simple as that, vinnie made this decision alone and God bless him, but I really do not have to prove anything to anyone, but here is proof, so all of you saying otherwise PLEASE look this image over, I cannot access the Site.

So you guys that keep saying it is no surprise about the "take my toys and go home" well maybe you guys are not really fans of what we do anyways, just idiots that like to start shit, I have said that when this started it was a great thing, I had almost ALL our BD's out for everyone and now this is gone, yes it is sad that the shit went down the way it did, but I did get almost ALL our stuff out there and was ready to share more.

Also why in the hell would I want anymore of our releases there now when I cannot even be there, someone please tell me that lol, I already said that uTorrent on my Home connection is a no go, and it is no big secret that I hate Usenet, I will figure something out at some point, I did before I will again, so to those that do like what we do and have some patience I thank you very much, as I have said we only have 1 title ready right now and a second to be ready withing a few weeks so no one is really missing out of anything yet.

1 more thing, I do remember who has helped with things in the past so don't worry about that, there was very, very few of you but I remember who you are.

Thanks and Have a Nice Day!

dark_jedi said:

I am no longer there it is simple as that.

 My bad... I believe you now.

dark_jedi said:

I really have no idea WTF you are looking at...

All of the comments you made there show nothing to indicate that you were disabled. Usually there is some kind of designation next to a username when a user gets disabled from a bittorrent site, but apparently not this time. It just looks like you are in a regular user class now. Again, my bad.

dark_jedi said:

Also why in the hell would I want anymore of our releases there now when I cannot even be there, someone please tell me that lol.

It makes sense that you don't want Team Blu releases uploaded there now.

dark_jedi said:

I already said that uTorrent on my Home connection is a no go...

This is the part that I think some of us don't understand, but I won't try to argue with you about it.  It is completely your decision, of course.

dark_jedi said:

I will figure something out at some point, I did before I will again.

I'm sure a lot of people will be glad to hear that.

Has anyone used https://mega.co.nz/?  Not sure if this would be a good alternative or not. See below

"Mega: Internet outlaw Kim Dotcom released this service one year after the U.S. government shut down its predecessor, MegaUpload, for facilitating copyright infringement. The new tool promises “state of the art, browser-based encryption technology” and a whopping 50 GB of free cloud storage."

Avarath said:

Has anyone used https://mega.co.nz/?  Not sure if this would be a good alternative or not.

I think that was discussed earlier on in this thread, but there was some question about who would pay the fees for a MEGA account that will store more than 50GB of files. The first 50GB of storage is free, but you have to pay for more than that.

If my memory serves me correctly, dark_jedi didn't want to deal with the hassle of opening up a whole bunch of free MEGA accounts which would only store 1 or 2 Team Blu releases each.

Of course we could chip in to pay the fees for a premium MEGA account, but if we could do that, then we could just as easily chip in for a seedbox for dark_jedi to use. (Whatbox would be the best seedbox provider for the money, in my opinion.)

For what it's worth, I'm willing to donate fees toward one of these solutions, or something else if need be.

 

"Also why in the hell would I want anymore of our releases there now when I cannot even be there..."

 From my end it shows that you are a regular member with an "Outstanding" reputation.  I didn't realize you had been full on banned from the site as it doesn't reflect that in any way from our end.  A great deal of my thoughts and frustration came from the belief that you had access to the site, but were choosing not to utilize it.  Obviously the fact that you've been outright banned (for a full year no less) changes things considerably and makes everything else that you've said make more sense.  Thanks for taking the time to clarify the situation.  Keep us updated on anything TeamBlu is up to, and whether you are in a situation that could benefit from any support.  

Thanks again for all the great releases that have come thus far, I look forward to what the future holds.  

Avarath said:

Has anyone used https://mega.co.nz/?  Not sure if this would be a good alternative or not. See below

"Mega: Internet outlaw Kim Dotcom released this service one year after the U.S. government shut down its predecessor, MegaUpload, for facilitating copyright infringement. The new tool promises “state of the art, browser-based encryption technology” and a whopping 50 GB of free cloud storage."

 I initially brought up this idea some months ago before the BT trial run.  Mega.co.nz does work to an extant, I've used it with some success with my Friday the 13th 3D project.  But that was for a much smaller 11gb file and not the quality 20-40gb projects team Blu releases.  It would require a bit of effort, but Mega.co.nz could work in certain situations though it's a bit more effort than what we're familiar with.

Just created an account to see what it was all about. $19/month and it has limited bandwidth. Not that great after all..

The following I see a $4/month plan.. Get a few others to chip in we could cover a year.

http://www.seedboxsolutions.com/shared-servers/

Avarath said:

The following I see a $4/month plan.. Get a few others to chip in we could cover a year.

http://www.seedboxsolutions.com/shared-servers/

 That plan only has 250GB storage space, and dark_jedi would fill it up quickly.

https://whatbox.ca/plans/flex  have the most storage space for the money, and even if you hit your monthly upload limit, you can still upload at a speed of 5Mbps/sec for the rest of the month.

A seedbox doesn't do any good right now though, since a suitable bittorrent tracker to host the torrents is still needed.

dark_jedi said:

So you guys that keep saying it is no surprise about the "take my toys and go home" well maybe you guys are not really fans of what we do anyways, just idiots that like to start shit, I have said that when this started it was a great thing, I had almost ALL our BD's out for everyone and now this is gone, yes it is sad that the shit went down the way it did, but I did get almost ALL our stuff out there and was ready to share more.

Also why in the hell would I want anymore of our releases there now when I cannot even be there, someone please tell me that lol, I already said that uTorrent on my Home connection is a no go, and it is no big secret that I hate Usenet, I will figure something out at some point, I did before I will again, so to those that do like what we do and have some patience I thank you very much, as I have said we only have 1 title ready right now and a second to be ready withing a few weeks so no one is really missing out of anything yet.

1 more thing, I do remember who has helped with things in the past so don't worry about that, there was very, very few of you but I remember who you are.

Thanks and Have a Nice Day!

Never doubted you.  I hope all is well otherwise DJ.

:)