• guldukat@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    I have qbittorrent set to quit when the DL is done. I tried to seed but spectrum is on that shit, they shut off Internet access. I can’t afford a VPN right now, my wife and I both work and we are struggling. Thank you, seeders.

    I’m a leecher, and I truly am sorry. I dl TV shows that are off the air and aren’t available on dvd

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      I don’t care if you seed or not, but if you’re torrenting then you’re seeding a little bit while downloading. Quitting quickly doesn’t mask you completely. It might pay to look into your options more.

      There might be a way to shut off uploads entirely, though iirc torrents are designed to stop if you do that.

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        It seems to work, I haven’t received an email in months. If I leave it to seed for a day I get an email.

        One day internet providers will block ports and IPs to kill torrents, it’s just a matter of time. Can’t have people downloading I Love Lucy episodes

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      I’m not trying to give unsolicited advice but you can get a VPN subscription for 1$/month and put it on your router to get your whole house covered. Seems like a small price to pay for extra privacy and less ISP related headaches. ProtonVPN offers an unlimited bandwidth free tier too.