Guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Can you add an option to ask for a password when restoring the window from the tray? I dont like other users messing with my torrents while they use the computer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vurlix Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Politely ask the other users to not mess with your torrents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxo2204 Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 An optional password should protect utorrent when it's been restored from the tray. This would allow to anonymously DL anything in the background and some "sniffing" family members would not know what's going on. This nice feature is already avail in Azareus.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 All three of your posts have been identical. Please show more forum etiquette by not cross posting. One topic is enough (and there shouldn't be any at all if anyone bothered to read the stickies). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 He wouldn't have done that if there was a satisfactory reply to any of those threads actually "explaining" why this feature is unacceptable. Simply saying its useless doesn't make a bit of sence. What may be useless for a lot maybe really useful for another lot.I want to know why the developers have pushed this request down the drain? When you are making a torrent client for the users, you should also take their views and opinions in consideration, or don't release it and use it yourself. I really dont mean to be harsh, but i am really eager to know why this feature will not be implemented *ever*. Azureus doesn't think its useless, then why should you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Because it already has been answered in the FAQ. There's nothing more to say, this feature will NOT be implemented, no matter how much you jump up and down. :|http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php#Can_you_implement_password_locking.3F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Azureus doesn't think its uselessThat's nice, but µTorrent isn't Azureus, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeest Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Azureus doesn't think its uselessThat's nice' date=' but µTorrent isn't Azureus, is it?[/quote']Ask yourself !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 I was asking you, since you don't seem to get it. µTorrent is not striving to be BitComet or Azureus, it's striving to be µTorrent, an efficient and small client. Whatever features get added get added because the developer thinks it's a good idea to add. Doesn't matter what other clients have or what other clients think about X feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Well said. :mad: µTorrent is not a clone of Azureus, or any other client for that matter. Just because a feature is available in one client doesn't mean µTorrent has to implement that feature as well. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Just because a feature is available in one client doesn't mean µTorrent has to implement that feature as well.Similarly, µTorrent doesn't have to disregard a feature completely, without appropriate reasoning, just because a bunch of people find no use for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animorc Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 That's right, so don't tell us that "Azureus has this feature, so µTorrent should have it as well." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 The feature isn't added because there's already a much better solution: it's called locking your computer with Windows. And as for "but what if someone else has to use it", that's what Fast User Switching is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splintax Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Keloran's old sig answered this question nicely "Want a password feature, stop downloading stuff that would need it!"Similarly, µTorrent doesn't have to disregard a feature completely, without appropriate reasoning, just because a bunch of people find no use for it.If by "a bunch of people" you mean ludde, the developer of the client, he is perfectly welcome to disregard such a feature completely without appropriate reasoning. It's up to him what he does with the client. He can refuse to implement anything and turn the torrent into a useless piece of crap, but then nobody would use it. µTorrent's current popularity I think is indicative of his decision-making ability so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 @Zeest: If you share your computer with other people, then use the facilities within the OS. Why does ludde have to reinvent the wheel when the built in function works perfectly fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 hmm, why not just make a console client then. Those who want a GUI can always use the thousands of gui builders... or remove the other thousand features which can be accomplished using third party tools :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animorc Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 If a console client would give a good overview and be easy to use it would indeed be better, but sadly that's not the case, so a GUI is needed. There are other tools for protecting running programs though, so that's not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 @Zeest: Does adding a password protection improve the torrent download "experience" in any way? Honestly, if you are afraid of someone seeing what you're downloading, then don't download it, or don't share the computer account. This "feature" is WAY out of scope for a torrent client.The point you made about GUI being unneeded is moot in this context. It makes managing/viewing the torrents much easier, and isn't extraneous, so there's no reason it shouldn't be added.(By the way, these points were raised in the previously mentioned threads, and they're pretty damned good reasons. So that thing you said about us simply saying it was useless doesn't seem to make any sense either O.o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Firstly my computer isn't shared by anybody, besides I stay alone so it doesnt matter. But I yet wish to have a password protection, because according to me its very useful. I like my privacy, and I'm a little too crazy about it.As for improving the torrent downloading experienece, no it doesnt help my download/upload speeds or anything of that sort. But then does having a gui, a graph, queued downlkoading etc improve the downloading speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Yes, I already pointed out that a GUI makes it easier to manage the torrents. Queued torrents also fits that category -- it automates torrent downloading so you don't have to worry about which ones start in which order and when. As for the line graph, it shows you the history of your download/upload speeds, and not just a current snapshot. It's useful for knowing whether you've always been transferring at a certain speed, or where your speeds have been hovering around, etc. Essentially, a statistical feature.When I asked whether it improved the downloading experience, I wasn't talking purely about speed. I'm unsure of how you equated experience to speed O.oI can't say that there aren't any unneeded features existent in µTorrent right now, but those features were added on ludde's discretion. Also, they at least have to do with torrent transferring. Adding this feature is akin to adding the alarm clock feature to play MP3's that someone requested just recently. Very extraneous, pointless, and random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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