Automatic stop seeding

[dsouvik215]

Hi all, bit of a nooby question here, but can someone explain how I can set r(u)torrent to stop seeding straight away once downloaded? I know this is frowned upon but I am on a limited connection and need to keep my seeding to a minimum.

 

[das329717]

yah, this is certainly frowned upon.

You need to set up ratio groups.

 

[jith45]

I only managed to automatically stop seeding after the ratio reaches 1 ...

I cant create a ratio group with less then 1

If anyone has ideas, they would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[somus1735]

I don't think I'll ....

torrenting is about sharing ... so give whet you get.
That is the number one rule , otherwise no one would be able to get all the stuff that is out there

 

[shwetha17]

Totally agree with rascalli. Seed!

 

[das329717]

What is the limitation of the connection?

 

[dsouvik215]

Hello all, please do not worry about this problem any further. It has since been solved by upgrading from ADSL to a higher Cable package, and I can now seed as normal.

 

[das329717]

Make us envy you by telling us the line-speed anyway.

 

[dsouvik215]

Make us envy you by telling us the line-speed anyway.

A little late I know, but its 50meg download 2ish upload

The most you can get residentially in this country (UK) (without T1 or something)

 

[jith45]

a t1 isn't fast.

people always misunderstand that

 

[somus1735]

a t1 isn't fast.

people always misunderstand that

In layman's terms, a T1 line's data rate is 1.544 megabits per second.....so as wonslung said, not terribly fast these days.

 

[shwetha17]

There are plenty of reasons why someone with good intentions would want this functionality on occation. Sometimes you want to download a bunch of things quickly, seeding slows that down, you can always manually resume seeding later. Sometimes you may not want to seed something that's already heavily seeded and instead reserve the bandwidth to seed something else that's not. At the end of the day it's your overall ratio that matters more, not that you're seeding each and every torrent to 100%+. Other programs I've used have all had this functionality, there is no reason for rutorrent not to have it too.

I've thought about modifying the ratio plugin to allow this for my own purposes but I don't want to have to maintain my changes with each release. It should be in there by default.

 

[das329717]

the point is that it's a primitive, broken method of handling things. Throttles are much more effective

Either seed, or don't.

 

[jith45]

There are plenty of reasons why someone with good intentions would want this functionality on occation. Sometimes you want to download a bunch of things quickly, seeding slows that down, you can always manually resume seeding later

You can use the Throttle plugin for slow uploading/fast downloading

I've thought about modifying the ratio plugin to allow this for my own purposes but I don't want to have to maintain my changes with each release. It should be in there by default.

Remember that the plugins are made by persons that need the features , if they do not need a feature like you describe, then they will not build this in.
So to tell people it should be in .. is a bit of an easy methode .. if you need the feature, you should create it.
Or at least ask polite , and not force people to make it.

 

[somus1735]

I've thought about modifying the ratio plugin to allow this for my own purposes but I don't want to have to maintain my changes with each release. It should be in there by default.

This plugin was modified ~ 1 week ago. Combobox was replaced with edit, and you can put to this edit all, what you want. For example - zero.

 

[dsouvik215]

This plugin was modified ~ 1 week ago. Combobox was replaced with edit, and you can put to this edit all, what you want. For example - zero.

Indeed it was, but 0 won't do much - for me, it just made it unlimited. -1 is the thing to do!

And please, guys, don't abuse this!

 

[somus1735]

Excellent, something new everyday exactly why I use rutorrent.