merwin Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Introduction note:I'd like somewhere better to host this file, as the current server is a not a great place for it. If anyone has ideas, feel free to tell me.Download Link:uTorrent Update Blocklist v1.0-------------------------------------uTorrent Blocklist auto-update script--------------------------version 1.0--------------------created by merwin----------------------------------------------------Introduction------------------This little batch file will automatically download and update your ipfilter.datin uTorrent. A very handy tool that I haven't seen anywhere else. It probablyhas some problems, but it works fine for me. I tried to put all of the necessarysafeguards in it to avoid any unexpected results.The blocklist will automatically be downloaded and the current ipfilter.dat (if any)will be replaced with the downloaded version. Next time you run uTorrent, itwill load the new ipfilter.dat. If don't want to restart uTorrent, you can openup the uTorrent Preferences and then click OK. The ipfilter.dat will be reloaded.---------------How to use it-----------------Just unzip the program to a folder somewhere and execute UpdateBlocklist.batNormally, it will pause after the update. If you want to have it not pause afterit completes, then execute the batch file with any parameter, such as:UpdateBlocklist.bat script Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon4 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 uTorrentUpdateBlocklist_1.0.zipThat was easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Works fine for me.First time I've used ipfilter.dat (was just too lazy to do it!) and the thought of using PG2 made me shudder!This made things very easy! thnx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merwin Posted February 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 There might be a small problem with it when run in automation. Windows has a bug where it will sometimes not process the %AppData% environment variable properly. If that happens, then you'll still have the ipfilter.dat downloaded, but you need to copy it to the proper folder. It will be located under the folder that you put the batch file in, in the 'temp' directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trix Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 This used to work for me, but it isn't now. I dunno if bluetack has the ipfilter file there anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmnt Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Mine works.I just had to edit the bat file to say:set httpsite=http://www.btack.info/bluetack(Instead of: set httpsite=http://www.bluetack.info) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperjohn99 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Followed bgmnt's adviceworks fine now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traviscn Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 how often should you update the ipfilter.dat using this method ?on my XP comp the nipfilter does not get renamed which is only a minor inconvenience.are you aware of this comment ?http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/showthread.php?t=12907&highlight=utorrent+updater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 More proof that they think out of their assReference: http://utorrent.com/faq.php#What_is_ipfilter.dat.3F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Gee, I wonder how so many people manage to block the 38.* IP range without listing all the IPs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmnt Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 I don't think it would be too hard to avoid re-downloading the blocklist if it hasn't changed.The bat file uses wget to download the file and uses the --no-cache option.1) I haven't used wget before, but from what I can tell, I don't think the "no-cache" is necessary (and possibly harder on the server?).From the documentation: --no-cache Disable server-side cache. In this case, Wget will send the remote server an appropriate directive (Pragma: no-cache) to get the file from the remote service, rather than returning the cached version. This is especially useful for retrieving and flushing out-of-date documents on proxy servers. Caching is allowed by default. 2) If we use the -N option, wget will use timestamping and only download the file if it is newer than the local version (or the file does not exist locally).If this option works correctly, we'd also need to remove the two lines where the old files get deleted.Maybe someone that is more familiar with wget will know if these changes are appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MenaEng Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Does this work fine with vista ?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadugar Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Works fine under Vista. You probably just need to update the bat file from the original program to match where to download aka the "set httpsite=" field.Edit: It is to be noted that the blocklist used here is only updated once a week and so you shouldn't use this program more often than that as the publisher of that blocklist has said that they have bandwidth issues and will not publish the filters anymore if they constantly run out of bandwidth or have to pay more for bandwidth. (I do it on Tuesday of every week). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakko Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 FYI, if anyone wants it, I edited it to work with IpfilterX and put it up here : http://hostfile.org/uTorrent-ipfilterx-UpdateBlockli.zipI also posted about it here : http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=41272I hope merwin doesn't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lys Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Is it still %appdata%\uTorrent in Vista? I've added an ipfilter.dat and changed advanced to ip.enable 1, and when I reload it says 0 loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Some people find it under Roaming under their profile directory under \Users Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_floyd_462006 Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hiya,So I just d/l the program and every week re d/l the program? and I should turn my cache off? not sure if I want a server working harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpideRaY Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Didn't work for meCreated the temp folder and removed filestemp/nipfilter.dat.gzResolvedwww.bluetack.info ......74.208.63.50Connectedwww.bluetack.info ......74.208.63.50:80HTTP request sent awaiting response.... 404 Not found<time> ERROR 404 :Not found.... Any Tips !!!----------------I have tried the httpsite=http://www.btack.info/bluetack, this resolves 74.208.57.249:80 connects then fails as before with ERROR 404.also tried the httpsite=http://www.bluetack.co.uk, this resolves 67.18.178.4:80 connects then fails as before with ERROR 404.also tried the httpsite=http://blocklistpro.com/download-center/ip-filters/ , this resolves 74.220.215.70:80 connects then fails as before with ERROR 404.I am using PG2 which is turned off.SpideRaY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogly Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Why do you want to use Bluetack's lists? They are completely useless, in addition using ipfilter doesn't provide security, just a tool to block torrent poisoners or peers with bitvomit clients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpideRaY Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Gave up with merwins version kept getting 404 errors so I made my own that uses the copy kept at sourceforge so here is it.http://rapidshare.com/files/245210409/update_ipfilter.dat.zipAlso check out my PG2 and HostMan help groups on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=54763846805&ref=tshttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=60058847027&ref=tsLOL The SpideRaY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogly Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 PG2 Appreciation Club... what a club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpideRaY Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 FOUND THIS AT SOURCE FORGEhttp://forums.phoenixlabs.org/showthread.php?t=12907&highlight=utorrent+updaterOriginally Posted by firstaid µtorrent ipblocker does work!I have previously stated that µtorrents ipblocker only blocked single ip's but that was wrong. µtorrent will block IP's within full ranges in vers 1.6.x. I looked for the thread here about that but the thread was closed so I am making this post. I am sorry for any problems this may have caused. It was older versions that did not work correctly, I am not sure what versions all do work atm.It has also come to my attention that some Developer named merwin has made a µtorrent updater and has posted it at the µtorrent forums ( uTorrentUpdateBlocklist_1.0 ) In this updater he has linked directly to our lists and that is not permitted. The updater will not work soon as we are going to changed the links to the list he has direct linked to. (just a heads up for anyone using that updater)So don;t bother trying merwins script use mine !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 As far back as I can remember, uTorrent actually had the reverse problem where it would only work with ip RANGES -- even single ips had to be expressed as an ip range of 1 ip.Needless to say, the usefulness of Peer Guardian 2's blocklists are extremely questionable at best, dangerous snake oil at worst:http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=374690#p374690 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julio99 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 FOUND THIS AT SOURCE FORGEhttp://forums.phoenixlabs.org/showthread.php?t=12907&highlight=utorrent+updaterOriginally Posted by firstaid µtorrent ipblocker does work!I have previously stated that µtorrents ipblocker only blocked single ip's but that was wrong. µtorrent will block IP's within full ranges in vers 1.6.x. I looked for the thread here about that but the thread was closed so I am making this post. I am sorry for any problems this may have caused. It was older versions that did not work correctly, I am not sure what versions all do work atm.It has also come to my attention that some Developer named merwin has made a µtorrent updater and has posted it at the µtorrent forums ( uTorrentUpdateBlocklist_1.0 ) In this updater he has linked directly to our lists and that is not permitted. The updater will not work soon as we are going to changed the links to the list he has direct linked to. (just a heads up for anyone using that updater)So don;t bother trying merwins script use mine !!!Good thing I read on because I downloaded your .bat file and made a task in win & to run every week. Is this proper procedure for this script? I put the folder in the utorrent directory to have the task run from there. Please let me know if I need to make any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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