Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:51:19 +0200 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Jille Timmermans <jille@hexon.cx> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: command-line bittorrent utility Message-ID: <48642B77.90104@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4864239F.1050308@hexon.cx> References: <486422EF.3070501@FreeBSD.org> <4864239F.1050308@hexon.cx>
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Jille Timmermans wrote: > (enhanced) ctorrent Seems to fail requirement a). Am I wrong? Kris > > Kris Kennaway schreef: >> I am looking for a command-line utility that can fetch via bittorrent >> that >> >> a) doesn't use curses. It must be usable in a script and without a tty! >> >> b) doesn't use X11. Must be a command-line utility! >> >> c) Must be able to inform the script when the transfer is complete. A >> callback mechanism of some kind is fine as long as it doesn't require >> polling. >> >> This is for distribution of files within a LAN and WAN: I have some >> large files that I need to distribute to many machines, and pushing >> them all out multiple times from the server is inefficient. >> >> Things that come close: >> >> * The python implementation, but it doesn't seem to work very >> reliably. I get errors and exceptions from both the client and server >> when transferring a file with only two machines participating. >> >> * http://www.murmeldjur.se/btpd/ is a daemon with command line client. >> It doesn't provide for c), and it also doesn't work reliably. >> >> * Not much else. >> >> Surely I am not the first person to want to use bittorrent in a script? >> >> Kris >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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