elixxxer Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 So, I've been using torrents for years, but usually with the Azureus client. Azureus has not been working for me lately, so I switched to uTorrent and have had no problems until two days ago. All of a sudden, regardless of what torrent I try to download, I get the same error message:Unable to load "[torrent file name here]": Invalid torrent file!I have tried torrents from mininova, torrentspy, bitenova and others, all to no avail. I also tried switching clients to BitComet and BitLord, and both give me the same error message. I even used windows restore to take me back to when all torrents worked, and the error message still appears. I've been searching the internet for hours looking to find a smiliar situation with no luck. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 http://opensource.depthstrike.com/openoffice/ <-- these work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elixxxer Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Nope, those don't work either. This is sooo frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 It could be your internet provider is actively blocking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elixxxer Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Your ISP can actually prevent a program from reading torrent files?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 If they're intercepting the download, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 ucr.eduHeh, not just ISP, it's the university itself that's blocking P2P traffic. Not much you can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobjohn Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 is there any way to get around the block if it's just your ISP. I know it sounds stupid but its just not fair...hahaha, they dont give hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 You can always try VPNs or proxies, but I can't vouch for them. The only sure way I can suggest is an ISP change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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