▲ 303 ▼ Alternative to RARBG (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by asbestos@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 150 comments fedilink hide all child comments RARBG shutting down left a huge hole for me and I can’t figure out what’s a good alternative for it other than 1337. Any suggestions?
[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) See if you ever would be ok with private trackers. As a starter, TL may be your best bet. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 23 points 3 years ago* (3 children) Sure I'd be ok with them, but they're private, it's almost impossible to get on them. And then I was on one once, and it requires you to keep a 1.0 ratio or something. But there are plenty of power users that have a 50.0 ratio with their seed boxes, so they're essentially "taking traffic" from 49 other people trying to maintain their 1.0 ratio. Even though I had my stuff properly seeding that I downloaded, only few downloaded from me, so I couldn't maintain my ratio. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Some of them are hard to get in, but TL and IPT are damn easy, they open up many times per year. And if you download new stuff or big torrents is always freelech so it doesn’t even count to your ratio. So, it’s quite easy actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I understand that private trackers are opening up, I'm just not sure how I'd ever know about it, which is what I meant with 'impossible'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Reddit has /r/OpenSignups and there's one here on Lemmy but I don't recall which instance it's on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Actually that subreddit is locked for ever. There is a website, opentrackers.org, that is kinda the authority right now. It’s operated by a trustworthy “poor” guy who has been long enough in the scene. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) All the ones I've ever been on had a way to build ratio using points earned by seeding. I have crappy upload speeds at home but have built a large ratio on all the ones I'm on just by permaseeding files and looking for freeleech items to download and seed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago I haven't heard of "freeleech", so that probably wasn't a concept back then or at least on that tracker. It was quite a while ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ManuelC@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) There are ratio friendly private trackers. One of them is FileList. Probably you should keep an eye for open signups. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I'm not sure how I would ever find out that sign ups are open, in time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NapoleonDynamike@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago https://t.me/opensignup permalink fedilink source parent [–] fidodo@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I'm concerned about the security and legal risk of having a private tracker keep track of how much you've uploaded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) You rather have a… checks notes… public one do that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fidodo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm not connecting it to an account where all the different activity is correlated with each other. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ok I get your point. But I haven’t been in any tracker that ask for any private information. You just need a burner email for all you torrent related activity and that’s it. In a public tracker your IP is also tracked, and while is not tied to an email, you’re open to honeypot attacks (that’s how law firms try to fine you in Germany). This way they find out exactly what you tried to download, timestamped. As these assholes always go for the low hanging fruit, you’re mostly safe in private trackers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 23 points 3 years ago* (3 children) Sure I'd be ok with them, but they're private, it's almost impossible to get on them. And then I was on one once, and it requires you to keep a 1.0 ratio or something. But there are plenty of power users that have a 50.0 ratio with their seed boxes, so they're essentially "taking traffic" from 49 other people trying to maintain their 1.0 ratio. Even though I had my stuff properly seeding that I downloaded, only few downloaded from me, so I couldn't maintain my ratio. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Some of them are hard to get in, but TL and IPT are damn easy, they open up many times per year. And if you download new stuff or big torrents is always freelech so it doesn’t even count to your ratio. So, it’s quite easy actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I understand that private trackers are opening up, I'm just not sure how I'd ever know about it, which is what I meant with 'impossible'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Reddit has /r/OpenSignups and there's one here on Lemmy but I don't recall which instance it's on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Actually that subreddit is locked for ever. There is a website, opentrackers.org, that is kinda the authority right now. It’s operated by a trustworthy “poor” guy who has been long enough in the scene. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) All the ones I've ever been on had a way to build ratio using points earned by seeding. I have crappy upload speeds at home but have built a large ratio on all the ones I'm on just by permaseeding files and looking for freeleech items to download and seed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago I haven't heard of "freeleech", so that probably wasn't a concept back then or at least on that tracker. It was quite a while ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ManuelC@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) There are ratio friendly private trackers. One of them is FileList. Probably you should keep an eye for open signups. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I'm not sure how I would ever find out that sign ups are open, in time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NapoleonDynamike@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago https://t.me/opensignup permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Some of them are hard to get in, but TL and IPT are damn easy, they open up many times per year. And if you download new stuff or big torrents is always freelech so it doesn’t even count to your ratio. So, it’s quite easy actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I understand that private trackers are opening up, I'm just not sure how I'd ever know about it, which is what I meant with 'impossible'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Reddit has /r/OpenSignups and there's one here on Lemmy but I don't recall which instance it's on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Actually that subreddit is locked for ever. There is a website, opentrackers.org, that is kinda the authority right now. It’s operated by a trustworthy “poor” guy who has been long enough in the scene. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I understand that private trackers are opening up, I'm just not sure how I'd ever know about it, which is what I meant with 'impossible'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Reddit has /r/OpenSignups and there's one here on Lemmy but I don't recall which instance it's on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Actually that subreddit is locked for ever. There is a website, opentrackers.org, that is kinda the authority right now. It’s operated by a trustworthy “poor” guy who has been long enough in the scene. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Reddit has /r/OpenSignups and there's one here on Lemmy but I don't recall which instance it's on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Actually that subreddit is locked for ever. There is a website, opentrackers.org, that is kinda the authority right now. It’s operated by a trustworthy “poor” guy who has been long enough in the scene. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Actually that subreddit is locked for ever. There is a website, opentrackers.org, that is kinda the authority right now. It’s operated by a trustworthy “poor” guy who has been long enough in the scene. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) All the ones I've ever been on had a way to build ratio using points earned by seeding. I have crappy upload speeds at home but have built a large ratio on all the ones I'm on just by permaseeding files and looking for freeleech items to download and seed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago I haven't heard of "freeleech", so that probably wasn't a concept back then or at least on that tracker. It was quite a while ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago I haven't heard of "freeleech", so that probably wasn't a concept back then or at least on that tracker. It was quite a while ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ManuelC@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) There are ratio friendly private trackers. One of them is FileList. Probably you should keep an eye for open signups. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Azzu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I'm not sure how I would ever find out that sign ups are open, in time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NapoleonDynamike@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago https://t.me/opensignup permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) I'm not sure how I would ever find out that sign ups are open, in time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NapoleonDynamike@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago https://t.me/opensignup permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NapoleonDynamike@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago https://t.me/opensignup permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fidodo@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I'm concerned about the security and legal risk of having a private tracker keep track of how much you've uploaded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) You rather have a… checks notes… public one do that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fidodo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm not connecting it to an account where all the different activity is correlated with each other. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ok I get your point. But I haven’t been in any tracker that ask for any private information. You just need a burner email for all you torrent related activity and that’s it. In a public tracker your IP is also tracked, and while is not tied to an email, you’re open to honeypot attacks (that’s how law firms try to fine you in Germany). This way they find out exactly what you tried to download, timestamped. As these assholes always go for the low hanging fruit, you’re mostly safe in private trackers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child) You rather have a… checks notes… public one do that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fidodo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm not connecting it to an account where all the different activity is correlated with each other. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ok I get your point. But I haven’t been in any tracker that ask for any private information. You just need a burner email for all you torrent related activity and that’s it. In a public tracker your IP is also tracked, and while is not tied to an email, you’re open to honeypot attacks (that’s how law firms try to fine you in Germany). This way they find out exactly what you tried to download, timestamped. As these assholes always go for the low hanging fruit, you’re mostly safe in private trackers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fidodo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm not connecting it to an account where all the different activity is correlated with each other. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ok I get your point. But I haven’t been in any tracker that ask for any private information. You just need a burner email for all you torrent related activity and that’s it. In a public tracker your IP is also tracked, and while is not tied to an email, you’re open to honeypot attacks (that’s how law firms try to fine you in Germany). This way they find out exactly what you tried to download, timestamped. As these assholes always go for the low hanging fruit, you’re mostly safe in private trackers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ok I get your point. But I haven’t been in any tracker that ask for any private information. You just need a burner email for all you torrent related activity and that’s it. In a public tracker your IP is also tracked, and while is not tied to an email, you’re open to honeypot attacks (that’s how law firms try to fine you in Germany). This way they find out exactly what you tried to download, timestamped. As these assholes always go for the low hanging fruit, you’re mostly safe in private trackers. permalink fedilink source parent