DrS Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 I'm either doing something wrong or µTorrent's seeding rules don't work as they should/I'd like them to.Configuration:Default is to seed indefinitely, seeds have priority over downloadsThe (possible) bug: when a torrent is set to seed/upload indefinitely, it will stop as soon as the download is complete, even when the limit for active torrents (uploading & downloading, and downloading) is not reached yet.Let's say I have 4 downloads and 3 seeds (both are thus below set limit), all set to seed indefinitely. A download completes and instead of continue uploading, it stops, regardless of its ratio.However, when the seeding rule for that torrent is set to stop at a ratio other than infinite (and higher than the ratio already reached) it continues to seed.I'm using 1.3.1beta build 380, but I've had this with all previous builds I used seeding rules with.PS I did a (quick) forum search but didn't find anything resembling this.PPS Right before posting I noticed http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=4043 with a similar subject. I was about to respond untill I noticed the topic was locked..I understand it's best for everyone to give all peers/connections a decent speed. That's one of the reasons I never set the global connection limit above 50, and don't download and seed too many torrents at a time with my 6mb/720kb line. But this build in rule to override the seeding rules, set by the user mind you, goes a bit too far I think. In my case it's counter productive; it's build in hit-and-run behavior, torrents are automatically stopped at ratios far below 100%.I don't know what causes µTorrent to behave as it does in the situation I described, a bug or a deliberate overriding of user defined rules. Either way, change it please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 0 isn't unlimited, it's 0%.If you want your torrents to seed indefinitely, DON'T check "Limit the upload rate to" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrS Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 That explains it, thanks.I'll use 99999 instead then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 You don't have to set any ratio at all, just turn off "Limit the upload rate to:", and it seeds indefinitely. The ratio just sets something to base the seeding ETA off, it does nothing unless you check "Limit the upload rate to:", which you did. And it's not what you want to use, because you want to seed forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrS Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 I don't want all torrents to seed indefinitely, just have it as the default and override it manually for some torrrents (have them stop at certain ratio). As I understand, to do that you need to have "Limit the upload rate to:" checked (and set to 0 kB/s (=stop)).Anyway, you already answered my question, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 You can also use -1, DrS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Oh, I get you now. That makes sense. -1 should work, yes. Which reminds me, I should put it in the FAQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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