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Bitlet: Get BitTorrent without the client

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Third Eye
Third Eye Original post #1
Aug 1, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Bitlet is a handy service for downloading BitTorrent files without the client. Just copy and paste the URL of the torrent you'd like to get, and Bitlet will fire up a Java-based downloader that lets you choose where on your machine you'd like to save the file. The whole experience requires no software besides your browser and the latest version of Java.
If you feel like sharing something to friends using BitTorrent, you can use Bitlet to generate a link that will start up using the service. This means whoever gets it will be able to download the file without any need for a BitTorrent client, or instructions on what to do.
The only hitch? It's nowhere near as full-featured as even the most lightweight BitTorrent clients. There's no way to adjust things like ports, bandwidth allocation, and block lists. You also can't see whether or not you're seeding, and if so, how much you've contributed. That being said, the service is young, and a fantastic solution for grabbing small to medium-size BitTorrent files in schools, libraries, or other public computers.



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aryayush
Aug 1, 2007 at 11:51 AM
I read this on TorrentFreak and tried it out but it did not work for me.
Quiz_Master
Aug 1, 2007 at 11:57 AM
Not worked...in my college..yet to try it at home where the latest JAVA is installed.
rakeshishere
Aug 2, 2007 at 9:43 PM
Sounds Nice :) ..Let me check ;)
gauravakaasid
Aug 3, 2007 at 12:32 AM
sounds nice...can download stuff in office then :D. but i got jre1.4 on my office pc, dnt think it will work here. did any of u guys get it to work?
gauravakaasid
Aug 3, 2007 at 4:58 PM
i tried this...tried downloading a file frm demonoid. it shows its downloading the file, downloads 100%, but then doenst give any message if it has completed downloading. i closed the client window, but faced an "error opening the file" issue :(

anyone got it to work?
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mustang #7
Aug 3, 2007 at 6:22 PM
It's is good,but first of all i have to check this service whether it works or not,if it works,then it will be useful for me & in other ways it also helpful for me.