Comments on: Akamai Releases FoxTorrent 1.0 - Firefox BitTorrent Add-on http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:04:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: FoxTorrent | Robert Accettura’s Fun With Wordage http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1587450 FoxTorrent | Robert Accettura’s Fun With Wordage Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:43:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1587450 [...] [Hat tip: TechCrunch] [...] [...] [Hat tip: TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: techcrunch » Blog Archive » Wyzo: BitTorrent Focused Browser And Firefox Extension http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1555589 techcrunch » Blog Archive » Wyzo: BitTorrent Focused Browser And Firefox Extension Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:10:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1555589 [...] a number of existing BitTorrent add-ons for Firefox including FoxTorrent which we covered in April. In downloading legal content I found nothing particularly different with [...] [...] a number of existing BitTorrent add-ons for Firefox including FoxTorrent which we covered in April. In downloading legal content I found nothing particularly different with [...]

]]> By: Just a random blog ! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1423373 Just a random blog ! Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:38:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1423373 [...] a number of existing BitTorrent add-ons for Firefox including FoxTorrent which we covered in April. In downloading legal content I found nothing particularly different with [...] [...] a number of existing BitTorrent add-ons for Firefox including FoxTorrent which we covered in April. In downloading legal content I found nothing particularly different with [...]

]]> By: Wyzo: BitTorrent Focused Browser And Firefox Extension « Connect Fans http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1420916 Wyzo: BitTorrent Focused Browser And Firefox Extension « Connect Fans Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:23:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1420916 [...] a number of existing BitTorrent add-ons for Firefox including FoxTorrent which we covered in April. In downloading legal content I found nothing particularly different with [...] [...] a number of existing BitTorrent add-ons for Firefox including FoxTorrent which we covered in April. In downloading legal content I found nothing particularly different with [...]

]]> By: Sato http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1386222 Sato Sun, 20 May 2007 21:18:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1386222 http://asitehost.info/ http://asitehost.info/

]]> By: Paul M. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1371969 Paul M. Fri, 11 May 2007 13:49:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1371969 I just installed the add-on and it still has the problem Dave reported above (I'm using linux)... I just installed the add-on and it still has the problem Dave reported above (I’m using linux)…

]]> By: Firefox.hk http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1366069 Firefox.hk Sun, 06 May 2007 12:33:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1366069 <strong>FoxTorrent 1.0 - Firefox BitTorrent...</strong> ... FoxTorrent 1.0 - Firefox BitTorrent…

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]]> By: trakin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1359244 trakin Wed, 02 May 2007 23:17:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1359244 It messed up my browser sessions...did not find any good...Utorrent is the default choice It messed up my browser sessions…did not find any good…Utorrent is the default choice

]]> By: Tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1357459 Tom Tue, 01 May 2007 20:03:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1357459 Dave and R.T... We found there was a problem with the Mac and Linux build. We've fixed this in version 1.02. Try again on your mac and let us know if it works.. Tom. Dave and R.T…
We found there was a problem with the Mac and Linux build. We’ve fixed this in version 1.02. Try again on your mac and let us know if it works..

Tom.

]]> By: Motorcycle Guy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1355146 Motorcycle Guy Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:26:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1355146 I bet this extensions makes firefox even more of a memory hog. I bet this extensions makes firefox even more of a memory hog.

]]> By: R.T. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1355093 R.T. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:03:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1355093 Same problem as Dave Zatz but on my macbook. Pretty useless...and annoying. Same problem as Dave Zatz but on my macbook. Pretty useless…and annoying.

]]> By: subcorpus http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1354945 subcorpus Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:01:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1354945 this is a kewl idea ... it'd be nice if we could play the file before its completely downloaded ... great post ... thanks for sharing ... this is a kewl idea …
it’d be nice if we could play the file before its completely downloaded …
great post …
thanks for sharing …

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1354552 Dave Zatz Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:03:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1354552 FoxTorrent isn’t working on Firefox 2.0.0.3 on my MacBook Pro and it repeatedly asks/attempts to reinstall Red Swoosh. Ultimately all the extension does is screw up window/tab spawning from certain sites. FoxTorrent isn’t working on Firefox 2.0.0.3 on my MacBook Pro and it repeatedly asks/attempts to reinstall Red Swoosh. Ultimately all the extension does is screw up window/tab spawning from certain sites.

]]> By: David Barrett http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1354540 David Barrett Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:51:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1354540 Hm, you should be able to simply: 1) Uninstall the extension using the extension manager 2) Close the extension manager and all other non-browser windows (download manager, cookie manager, etc) 3) Close all Firefox browser windows (extensions aren't uninstalled until the last Firefox browser window is closed) 4) When it prompts you to uninstall Red Swoosh, click OK Is this not working? If so, send your problem to techsupport@redswoosh.net Hm, you should be able to simply:
1) Uninstall the extension using the extension manager
2) Close the extension manager and all other non-browser windows (download manager, cookie manager, etc)
3) Close all Firefox browser windows (extensions aren’t uninstalled until the last Firefox browser window is closed)
4) When it prompts you to uninstall Red Swoosh, click OK

Is this not working? If so, send your problem to techsupport@redswoosh.net

]]> By: bug? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1354364 bug? Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:49:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1354364 I could not deinstall it. Needed to manually delete the entry "always installed= true". Until then it popped the install-red-swoosh-message.. wtf? I could not deinstall it. Needed to manually delete the entry “always installed= true”. Until then it popped the install-red-swoosh-message.. wtf?

]]> By: astigg.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353905 astigg.com Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:23:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353905 <strong>Akamai Releases FoxTorrent 1.0 - Firefox BitTorrent Add-on...</strong> Red Swoosh (acquired by Akamai for $15 million earlier this month) released v1.0 of FoxTorrent today. This is a fully functional BitTorrent client for Firefox that works cross platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) and has a very cool additional feature - the ... Akamai Releases FoxTorrent 1.0 - Firefox BitTorrent Add-on…

Red Swoosh (acquired by Akamai for $15 million earlier this month) released v1.0 of FoxTorrent today. This is a fully functional BitTorrent client for Firefox that works cross platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) and has a very cool additional feature - the …

]]> By: Seeding http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353821 Seeding Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:40:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353821 "known for some shifty if not shady practices" . . .you mean like your mom last night. . . . Red Swoosh guys are good peeps yo “known for some shifty if not shady practices”

. . .you mean like your mom last night. . . .

Red Swoosh guys are good peeps yo

]]> By: watch live tv http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353782 watch live tv Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:38:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353782 well I wouldn't say its flawless but I wouldn't trust RedSwoosh since they're known for some very shifty if not shady practices. well I wouldn’t say its flawless but I wouldn’t trust RedSwoosh since they’re known for some very shifty if not shady practices.

]]> By: Arthur http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353737 Arthur Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:44:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353737 You want to see a good BitTorrent-based cleint doing progressive download in P2P:: go to http://www.p2push.com/rolandgarros/ This is a new project launched by 1-Click Media http://www.1-click.com 1-Click Media is based in Paris, France and provides peer-to-peer plug-in to top TV channel portal. 1-Click Media guarante Speed, Bandwidth savings and Browser experience. 1-Click Media is an hybrid mixing BitTorrent tracker and HTTP webseed. More info on the website http://www.1-click.com You want to see a good BitTorrent-based cleint doing progressive download in P2P:: go to http://www.p2push.com/rolandgarros/

This is a new project launched by 1-Click Media http://www.1-click.com

1-Click Media is based in Paris, France and provides peer-to-peer plug-in to top TV channel portal. 1-Click Media guarante Speed, Bandwidth savings and Browser experience.

1-Click Media is an hybrid mixing BitTorrent tracker and HTTP webseed.

More info on the website http://www.1-click.com

]]> By: David Barrett http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353710 David Barrett Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:55:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353710 According to Bram, BitTorrent, Inc. will have a streaming version out this summer. FoxTorrent just beat them to the punch. It's hard to argue that it's anti-BitTorrent if Bram is doing the same thing. http://torrentfreak.com/interview-with-bram-cohen-the-inventor-of-bittorrent According to Bram, BitTorrent, Inc. will have a streaming version out this summer. FoxTorrent just beat them to the punch. It’s hard to argue that it’s anti-BitTorrent if Bram is doing the same thing.

http://torrentfreak.com/interv.....bittorrent

]]> By: heddy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353677 heddy Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:58:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353677 Technically, this isn't really a bittorrent client. It breaks with the main bittorrent protocol by downloading file chunks sequentially - this is in order to allow the streaming function (which as many people have reported, doesn't actually work too well atm). The bittorrent protocol as followed by every proper torrent client out there follows a rarest first policy: grab the chunks in random order but make sure that if any piece of the file is less common, that piece is requested first. Sure, it makes bittorrent requests and can download and (apparently) upload file bits it's already got but the chunk selection policy employed means that (i) this isn't bittorrent and (ii) it's going to get banned by all kinds of trackers. Technically, this isn’t really a bittorrent client. It breaks with the main bittorrent protocol by downloading file chunks sequentially - this is in order to allow the streaming function (which as many people have reported, doesn’t actually work too well atm). The bittorrent protocol as followed by every proper torrent client out there follows a rarest first policy: grab the chunks in random order but make sure that if any piece of the file is less common, that piece is requested first.

Sure, it makes bittorrent requests and can download and (apparently) upload file bits it’s already got but the chunk selection policy employed means that (i) this isn’t bittorrent and (ii) it’s going to get banned by all kinds of trackers.

]]> By: Igor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353655 Igor Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:31:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353655 I use this and i like, but you have to see this http://www.splygle.com/torrentsearch.htm searcher torrents in the web, its realy cool I use this and i like, but you have to see this http://www.splygle.com/torrentsearch.htm searcher torrents in the web, its realy cool

]]> By: Tom Jacobs http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353559 Tom Jacobs Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:54:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353559 Hi Adam, Pallet Jack and others concerned about FoxTorrent seeding. Just wanted to clarify a couple of points. FoxTorrent does upload when it downloads, using the standard tit-for-tat BitTorrent protocol logic. As for uploading after the download is complete (seeding), FoxTorrent uses a slightly different policy than other torrent clients- its strategy is that it does seed torrents after they're complete, but is a lot nicer to your upload bandwidth and computer resources while doing so; backing off when your connection and/or computer is in use. So it'll seed, without you having to worry about it seeding. Pretty neat huh? So in short, and to address your main concerns, FoxTorrent clients do upload as much as they download. We're not a selfish bittorrent client. Tom. Hi Adam, Pallet Jack and others concerned about FoxTorrent seeding.

Just wanted to clarify a couple of points. FoxTorrent does upload when it downloads, using the standard tit-for-tat BitTorrent protocol logic.

As for uploading after the download is complete (seeding), FoxTorrent uses a slightly different policy than other torrent clients- its strategy is that it does seed torrents after they’re complete, but is a lot nicer to your upload bandwidth and computer resources while doing so; backing off when your connection and/or computer is in use. So it’ll seed, without you having to worry about it seeding. Pretty neat huh?

So in short, and to address your main concerns, FoxTorrent clients do upload as much as they download. We’re not a selfish bittorrent client.

Tom.

]]> By: engtech http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353545 engtech Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:28:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353545 ... and people complain about Azureus' memory usage. … and people complain about Azureus’ memory usage.

]]> By: carmen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353526 carmen Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:48:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/27/akamai-releases-foxtorrent-10-firefox-bittorrent-add-on/#comment-1353526 is this written in JS? i dont think rtorrent is shivering in its boots.. is this written in JS? i dont think rtorrent is shivering in its boots..

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