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Old March 24th, 2013 #20
varg
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I actually just use peerblock without a proxy and haven't had any letters either. I don't really download using torrents other than Linux distributions (which is perfectly legal) though.

If you do use peerblock make sure you click the Allow HTTP connections button. You don't have to worry about blocking http connections if you're just worried about torrents. With block HTTP enabled sometimes certain websites you visit might be blocked because they're listed in the same IP range. I can see people using peerblock and wondering "Why won't this website load now?" The Block HTTP options is for blocking ads, but there's more false positives and you'll be locked out of certain sites unless you make exceptions.

But yeah I definitely recommend using peerblock if you're torrenting. Also remove your download in utorrent once it's finished so you don't continue seeding.

Last edited by varg; March 24th, 2013 at 06:27 PM. Reason: ..