LIVINGS124  The devs have not been told this, and quite frankly it sounds made up. Can you contact them with more information?  
(Version 1.76)

TIAGO  I can confirm that information... At least one private tracker has already banned version 1.7.6  
(Version 1.76)

ROBOTANK  I can definitely file a bug report if the devs are unaware of this problem. My own experience with 1.76 in the short time I used it confirms the issue--multiple private trackers were reporting substantially different data amounts (that is, in the hundreds of megabytes) for me than Transmission was showing, an issue i didn't have with 1.75, where data amounts were spot on. I'll pop over to the Transmission website today and report this if it hasn't already been done.  
(Version 1.76)

ROBOTANK  Sorry to post again--MU won't let me edit that post even though it's been less than five minutes. I just wanted to assure you that I'm not making anything up here to slander Transmission. I think Transmission is the best Mac torrent client, and I've used it almost exclusively for several years. I'm simply giving fellow users the heads-up on an important issue by posting a comment (not a review!) containing information I've confirmed to be true.  
(Version 1.76)

DOPPELBOCK  I've gone back to to 1.75 as well. Since upgrading to 1.76 I noticed that active torrents were not showing up on my account on the tracker and were appearing/disappearing seemingly randomly.  
(Version 1.76)

SPRINGHEELMAC  Hmmm... I also hit "reply" to the below and got a new comment instead.   
(Version 1.76)

THREEDEE912  Meant that as a reply to the comment below mine. Glitchy comment system?  
(Version 1.76)

::MILE::  Same here...and it's been like that as long as I can think back with previous versions of Transmission and even on different computers...!! :(

So there's clearly something wrong with the way the app uses bandwidth because it simply disables all other net activity when running, no matter how much (or how little) bandwidth I actually allocate to it...!  
(Version 1.76)

LIVINGS124  It pops up a donation window on second launch, and then a week later with the option to never show it again.  
(Version 1.75)

KKNOPP  JAVA based bit torrent clients like Vuse runs too slowly, and acts like a horrible port from windows. I don't see how anyone would want to use it, let a lone use it over Transmission..  
(Version 1.75)

TURIM  +1  
(Version 1.75b2)

MANTA1  1 more request! :)  
(Version 1.75)

SYED ALI  I second this. I also liked the remove Torrent + Data file option and it's no longer available. Please put it back.   
(Version 1.74)

MICHAEL A.  I noticed the same issue, but then it vanished after I installed Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard).  
(Version 1.74)

DR. GIRLFRIEND  I agree! Auto shutdown would be awesome!  
(Version 1.74)

BLABLABLA@DODGIT.COM  you are talking about virtual memory and that does not count (I think)  
(Version 1.74b1)

PETER_EARTHMAN  64bit applications uses a lot of memory (virtual ram is only used when low on real memory).

Most times it is even slower running in practice. Integers are a little bit faster to handle with 64bit cores though. Float is slower to handle.

The only real advantages is you can use more then 4GB memory. Nothing more nothing less.

64bit is actually a big hype with little value for 99,99% of all users.

Are we all going to buy 10.6 because it has full 64bit support? No

Are we all going to buy 10.6? Yes  
(Version 1.74b1)

BLABLABLA@DODGIT.COM  naah, I think you are talking about your internet connection or provider or both. Or restart your router :)

It's the same at my place: when I use a torrent application, my provider, ignoring the fact that I pay him many dollars per month, blocks torrent traffic while he can recognize it.

Therefore, ...

catch the blocklist,

activate encryption

and use OpenDNS.  
(Version 1.74b1)

CORPSECORPS  I've checked everything to do with the software and router too many times to remember. It's absolutely NOT my ISP, which does everything the best way possible, and cares little about transfers as long as i don't go over my limit, which is HUGE.

Catch the blocklist? Don't know what it means, but i do subscribe to one.

Encryption is on; well, i at least Prefer encrypted connections.

WKP'd Open DNS but i don't see that having a significant effect.   
(Version 1.74)

RASPUTINSREVENGE  CORPSECORPS is absolutely right. This has always bin and I guess that it will always be.

It's because the Bittorrent engine that Transmission uses.

But there is a solution avoiding Vuze and it's called uTorrent for Mac.

Still in Beta though but stable.

You'll be amazed how fast your internet connection can be!  
(Version 1.74)

MISHA  I think it also depends on the Mac. I have no problem running torrents >100GB from a 1.66GHz Core Duo mini with 2GB RAM.

Try Vuze. I've ran similar sized torrents w/o issue using that.  
(Version 1.73)

LIVINGS124  Have you reported this on the developers' forums with relevant crash logs?  
(Version 1.71)

CHAOZ1  Thats the same problem Im having .... I just kept the transmission 1.54 version ... Even tho Im using a mac os x 10.5.7 . I download he 1.70 and that crashed after a couple of seconds ....Than a week later they released the 1.71 version it crashed after 50 seconds ... Isn't going to tweak the glitch's on the new version ?? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP !!   
(Version 1.71)

CHARLES_BT  This sounds a lot like which is fixed in the nightly builds and will be fixed in 1.72.  
(Version 1.71)

ROBBY.IS.ON  "Please fix this"? Whom are you telling that? You should visit Transmission's forums and ask for support there.  
(Version 1.71)

ANONYMOUS  Knopp isn't doing what you are excusing him of. Stop being silly.   
(Version 1.71)

ANONYMOUS  *sigh* Why Macupdate keeps threads that attack people is beyond me.   
(Version 1.72)

SPRINGHEELMAC  Knopp, just review your previous posts and it'll be obvious I'm not being SILLY and ATTACKING anyone but just telling the TRUTH. Sorry if it hurts.  
(Version 1.74)

ROBBY.IS.ON  "Perfect" would be five stars, right? :P  
(Version 1.71)

ROBOTANK  Sometimes Transmission takes a long time to quit for me. After hitting command-Q, I'll have to wait maybe 10-20 seconds before the program fully quits. Have you tried just waiting for a minute and not trying to do anything?  
(Version 1.71)

JEFF H.  Thanks for the response.

Yea, we're talking several minutes.

But, went from 1.7.0 to 1.7.1 and it seems ok...we'll see.

Cheers!  
(Version 1.71)

MEEGO  Try trashing all Transmission related files an folders in /Library/Application Support and /Library/Preferences.

Otherwise, use uTorrent, it's "mostly" similar in terms of features and performance.  
(Version 1.71)

CHAOZ1  Thanks for the advise !! I downloaded the 1.71 version and again the same problem it quits all of a sudden ! I downloaded the older version 1.54 and it works fine for me .... If this continuous I will not upgrade to the newer version ... Im on a mac book 0s x 10.5.7 i have enough power to support this application but its still not working for me . HELP !!

Thanks !  
(Version 1.71)

KILLER KLOWN KAR  Wow, recommending a product and pimping out yourself at the same time. You should be so proud, I'm sure your services are spectacular since you're using someone elses works to put yourself over.   
(Version 1.61)

ATELIS  why the web interface?

for me it's simply the best. i can connect from every pc from the internet and can manage my torrent-downloads at home. i will never miss that!  
(Version 1.70)

1984  What you ask for is against the basics of what a torrent is! Don't you understand?  
(Version 1.61)

MARK EVERITT  How about this option after a minimum seeding? That keeps the torrents flowing -and- saves on energy.  
(Version 1.70)

ROBBY.IS.ON  I'm also experiencing this problem. However I don't think this justifies a one-star review (it isn't a review, really).  
(Version 1.60)

ROBBY.IS.ON  With 1.52, being a Tiger user.  
(Version 1.60)

DETTO  At least the "-" voters could be so nice and tell me what's wrong with my statement/review/experience with Transmission.

I WANT to use it, but I can't really, because it is extreme to my HDD and looses connection to the peers.  
(Version 1.60)

ANONYMOUS  I think Robby just did,   
(Version 1.60)

ROBBY.IS.ON  Why complain here and not ask for support on Transmission's forums?  
(Version 1.60)

LIVINGS124  I really wanted to hold off dropping Tiger support until it was holding major features back. The advanced group functionality required Leopard. 1.52 is a solid release for Tiger users.  
(Version 1.60)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Just tested your theory out and I'm not experiencing the same issue. I'm downloading 8 torrents simultaneously. Seems fine to me. I think Mac OS X in general has some funky bugs in it. I get the spinning beach ball of doom during the most elementary of computer tasks. I never know what to blame. =\  
(Version 1.6b1)

KEVINDK  You might wanna look here before replying...

http://www.macupdate.com/users/krathkor  
(Version 1.6b1)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Haha 1 comment...

Nice.  
(Version 1.6b1)

CHARLES_BT  > I have this problem with Transmission... Most of the positive "reviews" here sound like ads on old AM Radio. I don't believe they're "users..." more likely the Developers and their sycophants.

You keep throwing out this accusation, so once again I'll deny it. Neither developer posts reviews here.

> I got the impression that they didn't much like any criticism at all, as everything I posted was maligned and I was insulted and called all sorts of names for using the wrong terms.

The changes in 1.60 include over 40 suggestions made by many users. If you don't believe me, go look at the "complete list of tickets" linked to at transmissionbt.com.

> I am curious if the user can Update Tracker when he/she feels like. The last new version I tried didn't allow this.

Yes and no. Most trackers have minimum intervals allowed for Update Tracker. Since updating more frequently than that is likely to get you and Transmission banned, we grey out the button until that interval has passed.  
(Version 1.6b1)

LIVINGS124  I can assure you the developers identify ourselves as such. We, nor our sycophants, post here under disguise - we have no affiliation with any other posters on this or other threads.  
(Version 1.6b1)

KEVINDK  You have to understand. There have been a TON of non-legit trollers about ever since uTorrent came out. They have made up lies about troubles with transmission that simply didn't exist. Macupdate has had to delete a ton of them. So more than likely when they first hear someone complain about something they "heard before" they may react as if it's another troll. Don't get mad at them, they are just human. Get mad at the trolls.   
(Version 1.6b1)

ALBABE  CHARLES_BT:

Wow, 8 Frownie Faces. In all the years I've relied on MacUpdate to be "Fair & Balanced," I've never seen a Client (Transmission) that is Policed so diligently and dutifully by it's followers.

MacUpdate is supposed to be a place where Users can honestly share their experience about a Client. From my experience in the Tranny Forums, they (and likely you too) think that anyone who disagrees with them is a flamer. I'm not. I'm an honest User of Transmission.

"You keep throwing out this accusation, so once again I'll deny it. Neither developer posts reviews here."

A lot of the "glowing" reviews here are abstract hyperbole... much like radio ads. They seem either paid for political advertisements or Transmission's dutiful sycophants trying to balance the other comments in here.

That does beg the question, "Who are you?" Besides someone who admits they have 3 (three) handles in here. Why not one?

You say in here, " Neither developer posts reviews here..." and then on the reviews for uTorrent (Dec 4, '08) you said, "I am one of Transmission's developers..." I'm confused.

"The changes in 1.60 include over 40 suggestions made by many users. If you don't believe me, go look at the "complete list of tickets" linked to at transmissionbt.com."

As I said, the Forums were mostly very sycophantic and rude, so I don't check them any more. One of the Developers was quite the jerk to me when I asked what I thought was legitimate questions. I'm not a masochist. But what's your point?

I've already explained that I use Transmission almost exclusively. That doesn't have anything to do with the defensive nastiness that I received when I was part of their forums. A lot of the posters in there were much like Hugh's response to a comment I posted here (below).  
(Version 1.6b1)

CHARLES_BT  Just to clear up any confusion:

* I am one of the Transmission developers, and I have only posted followup comments, not stars/reviews/whatever. My intent was to participate in the forum because sometimes bug reports show up here.

* I said Killer Klown Kar was an alias of mine because he posts knee-jerk flames against Transmission. It was a joke!

* My point about the 40+ changes in 1.60 that came from user suggestions is that you said we aren't open to suggestions, but we are...

cheers,

Charles  
(Version 1.6b1)

MISHA  FWIW We (MacUpdate) monitor all comments posted. We delete obvious trolls. We log things like IPs to confirm whether the same person is posting comments, etc.

To address your concern: Transmission is a really popular, free app. It's not surprising it has so many positive reviews. Look at other apps that have tons of downloads (VLC) and see all the positive "hyperbole" going on there, too.

People like free stuff that works, especially when developers are attentive. That is what Transmission is.

Also, ask yourself: What's the point in artificially hyping up a free app? Obviously not to sell more copies. And the download #s speak for themselves.  
(Version 1.6b1)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Yeah... I don't much see the point in glorifying an app when it's... free. It's a free app and people like it. That's all. It's certainly not to increase the sales. I too noticed the major flood of uTorrent trolls coming in here and just spamming the Transmission page. It was ridiculous. But yes when someone says there's flaws with Transmission, it's because of those trolls that people react based on previous experiences in such a bad way. Some people are just immature and need to get over the fact that it's just a freaking app... and others are just loyal fans. Your comment may be legit, but it seems people are still pissed off by all that nonsense. I've had my fair share of problems with Transmission... and I still have some occasionally, but I've read up on the app and have fixed most of them with some settings modifications... such as Transmission raping my bandwidth and not allowing the ability to browse the internet. Solution? Cap the download speed. *gasp* Yeah... something so simple for such a big issue.

But I know where you're coming from. Some people just cannot believe that something could be wrong with Transmission... which is silly. All programs have bugs. That's why new versions come out all the time and patches and updates to address these issues reported by users. It's a combination of user input and developer output that continues to make this program great. So... keep it up. :)

As for uTorrent... there's not a snowball's chance in Hades of me using it on the Mac unless they seriously actually give a rat's toosh about the Mac platform and make it like it is on Windows. Because on Windows, it's the only torrent app I'll use. It's just a joke on the Mac.  
(Version 1.6b1)

KEVINDK  Have you tried support at the Transmission pages? They can't help you with your problem here..   
(Version 1.52)

KEVINDK  I also noticed that you hadn't downloaded Transmission recently. And a recent version has came out. You positive you have a current version?   
(Version 1.52)

ANONYMOUS  There is a search function. Click on the button with the Spotlight icon, and then type your search into the search box.  
(Version 1.52)

MAULRAT  all this time I had that "filter" pane closed ... I had no idea.

thanks  
(Version 1.52)

ANONYMOUS  For the Windows version.. Didn't you read?  
(Version 1.52)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Oh snap! No I did not. That's cool. :)

*learns to read better*  
(Version 1.52)

NEONBLUE2  Better Internet Explorer support for Windows, not Mac OS X. If you didn't know, not everyone has access to a good browser, especially at work where the system may be locked down and using Windows.

Transmission is also cross-platform. It now runs on Mac OS X, Linux, BSD, and Solaris. A Windows port is also being worked on.  
(Version 1.52)

KILLER KLOWN KAR  So let me get this straight. You're saying someone is at work, using Transmission for .torrent files and their system is locked down? Soooo they bring in their Mac, use the works computer to do what grab a .torrent, then transfer it to their Mac and use the works bandwidth to grab Wolverine off Pirate Bay? Funniest thing I've ever heard. Clearly no personal responsibility to their place of employment. RIAA/MPAA are you listening?

Also thanks for the -15 votes fan bois appreciate it.

And Transmission on Winderze? Thanks for the laugh. Winderze users just love Mac ports of apps. Really, they do..   
(Version 1.52)

CHARLES_BT  You leave Transmission running at home, and can control it remotely via a browser.

This really isn't a complicated idea. uTorrent, Azureus, and Deluge all have web interfaces for the same reason.

But why should that get in the way of your regularly-scheduled troll every time there's a new Transmission release... thanks for the laugh :)  
(Version 1.52)

ANONYMOUS  Why MU lets KKK and the monkey even post here is beyond me.   
(Version 1.52)

ANONYMOUS  Btw the "Windows users just love ports.. blah blah" How do you think Mac users feel about Windows ports? AKA uTorrent? Which is crap btw. In the past history Mac apps ported to Windows have been over all better than the latter. I know Windows users that can't wait till Transmission is ported. There is a demand for it otherwise it wouldn't have been done. I really don't know why I respond to trolls like him. *sigh*  
(Version 1.52)

ANONYMOUS  "Mac OS X 10.4.11 with Security Update 2008-002"

Do you have said security update installed?  
(Version 1.51)

FREDDUCKER  Absolutely...

You know what was wrong? I had my iPod plugged in. I'm really sorry for blaming it on the program, but you'd think by now Apple tools can function without bugs... but not!

SOLVED... sorry again.  
(Version 1.51)

ANONYMOUS  I though most all bittorrent clients makes you share at least 1kps upload. The problems is I only set my upload speed at 5kps. Otherwise my download is slowed, and so is my over-all connection It stinks that my ISP caps..  
(Version 1.52)

SMTIPS  Vuze had a feature to either ban or limit upload speed to any individual client downloading from you. What I'm looking for is the same feature. Say I have a list of 15 people that I'm uploading to...and each is getting 15k. Some are sharing back and I'm downloading from them at say 5 to 100k..as an example. Others...usually a few in the list...are sharing at a rate of like 0.1 kbps. I don't like to give my bandwidth to leechers who can't upload. I can appreciate that some people aren't able to upload very fast..my opinion on that is..just download one torrent at a time. If you're only able to upload at 5k then you probably shouldn't be wasting your time or other people's time by even using a torrent program. But there are other people who don't know what they're doing with a file sharing app and they just load up a list of 20 torrents and then their up speed is distributed in ridiculously small amounts...and I'd just as soon SHARE on at least a 1:4 basis...but this using all my big upstream pipe to "share" with people who can't or won't give it back is a bunch of hooey, and I'd like to block people who aren't sharing and just leeching. Vuze had this feature, I hope the makers of Transmission read this and think about it.  
(Version 1.52)

MUDFLAPPER  I uninstalled the old version with AppZapper and installed 1.52. Unfortunately, I still have the same problem. There is a significant delay every time I open Transmission's preferences, then the app's real memory soars past 800mb--all of my free memory.

I posted the same bug report in the Transmission forums a week ago but haven't gotten a response. Has anyone here had similar issues?  
(Version 1.52)

MUDFLAPPER  You've got to be kidding me. I get frowny faces for reporting a possible bug? I thought the fanboy accusations were exaggerated until now.

I reported this problem weeks ago on the Transmission online forums but haven't heard from anyone having the same issues, nor have I heard from the developers.

I'm not even complaining, I just want to figure out what's going on.

I really, really like Transmission but I can't use it until this is resolved. Does anyone have any suggestions?  
(Version 1.52)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Oh noes! You will get smited by the Transmission Gods! Don't speak out against it! You will get negative smilies! Yeah the fanboyism is running amuck for this application.  
(Version 1.51)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Oh noes! The predictable negative smiley monster has struck again!  
(Version 1.51)

ANONYMOUS  Hmm i posted criticism and I have read others that have as well without being negged or attacked. I don't think simply posting criticism will get you negged. Actually there is proof showing that is simply not true.   
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  The stronger evidence is to the contrary.  
(Version 1.52)

BLHAB  No, no their is not. Especially when you make baseless accusations you can't seem to back up.   
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  What?!

Go down the list of recent comments and you can't deny that virtually every negative comment has a huge number of frowns (larger than almost any seen on other software) and likewise, every glowing comment has several smiles.

Also, when a new review or comment is made, it takes mere minutes for it to get hit with multiple smiles or frowns.

Off in the rest of the real and online world, i've been able to locate many people (as with every other piece of software on the planet) who don't actually get good performance with, or who don't necessarily LIKE Transmission.  
(Version 1.52)

KEVINDK  I've made SEVERAL complaints and had legit problems. Not once was I negged. Not once was I treated badly. Same goes with many other people in here.

Explain that.

And you are exaggerating.   
(Version 1.52)

KEVINDK  Not only that, it seems MacUpdate has caught onto your lies and deleted your stupid posts.   
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  And yours, fortunately.  
(Version 1.52)

KEVINDK  Difference is? They weren't deleting them because of me. They couldn't take yours down, and leave mine up. The conversations I had wouldn't make sense.   
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  That's nonsense.

Some of the removed top-level posts were yours so i could make the same excuse.

The only posts on either part still remaining are old top-level topics i started and which they ostensibly don't care about.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  The only reason the posts were removed was that they were argumentative garbage on both sides, not useful to anyone or in context on a review site.

I had already written MacUpdate and was going to request all new posts _I'D_ made be removed for that reason. By the time i received a reply saying "yes" they would remove my posts if i submitted a request to another email address and specified the exact ones, they'd already removed all but these old threads.  
(Version 1.52)

ANONYMOUS  LOL! I was the one that complained. They told me if they removed yours because of the stupid posts you made, they would have to removed mine because they wouldn't make sense.

I ASSURE you mine wasn't removed for the same reasons yours was. LOL!  
(Version 1.52)

KEVINDK  BTW where is that link you told us that you posted at the transmission board that you were asked to post in here? The one you kept dodging? Lets see it :)  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  ANOYNYMOUS: LOL! I was the one that complained. They told me if they removed yours because of the stupid posts you made, they would have to removed mine because they wouldn't make sense.

I ASSURE you mine wasn't removed for the same reasons yours was. LOL!

-------

Yikes. Behemoth egos around here.

Unlike you... people, i don't assume things to be true with zero proof for or against and call it "logic". However, i strongly doubt they would write "stupid posts" because when i've had exchanges with them, MacUpdate people were much more diplomatic than that. Secondly, most of my material removed wasn't in response to, or directed at YOU, unless you have multiple logins to further your "smiley/frowny" power. It was KEVINDK.   
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  I forgot to say i'm using a 2Wire router. Seems to be the case that Transmission isn't compatible with 2Wire.

Qwest is such a cluster-(you know what)!  
(Version 1.51)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  I miss BitsOnWheels.. :(  
(Version 1.51)

ROBBY.IS.ON  Take this problem to the forums. Your comment isn't of much use here...  
(Version 1.51)

CORPSECORPS  It wasn't much use THERE. That's where i found out nobody seems to have an explanation.

Back to Vuze anyway, because some trackers advise against using Transmission.  
(Version 1.51)

ROBBY.IS.ON  Which trackers would that be?  
(Version 1.51)

ROBBY.IS.ON  Oh, and please link to the thread where you reported your problem. I'd like to have a look at it.  
(Version 1.51)

CORPSECORPS  Why?

You tell me to take the issue there, which i already did. Now you want me to bring it back here?

Nobody there had an answer!

This thing would kill my share ratio and get me bumped from trackers if i used it. When it was working (after taking 20 minutes to get any peers) it was allowing me to download at full speed while nothing was going out.

2 trackers i use specifically say: Do Not Use Transmission.  
(Version 1.51)

ANONYMOUS  No he asked you to post the thread where you posted the problem. If you did indeed do so it shouldn't have been too hard to do no?

And I keep hearing about these elusive trackers that ask you not to use Transmission or that they block it, but EVERY TIME no one can give anyone any tracker names or examples. If you know you have 2, you know their names. If you know their names, tell us here and we can get it worked out.

If they exist that is..

All he is asking is verifiable proof. Not baseless accusations. Which, so far, is all you have given us. Now, I am not saying you are lying. Not even close. You could be telling the truth for all I know. But no one here knows that because there hasn't been anything that has substantiated your claims.   
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  I don't waste time griping about software just for the heck of it.

That i don't wish to publicize a bunch of tracker information here is my business. They aren't as prominent as PirateBay and Demonoid, but the trackers prohibiting use of Transmission are sizeable and have somewhat strict rules.  
(Version 1.52)

BLHAB  In other words, you have nothing.

You just got busted for it too. Stop lying.   
(Version 1.52)

HAPPYSUDSY  There is NO REASON why you can't name said trackers. You aren't going to get them busted or in trouble in doing so *rolleyes*

You just have nothing, you know it, so you lie. You know if you name trackers, and they don't have them blocked, you'll be busted too.

Lying like this doesn't support your other baseless claims either.

Ever heard of the boy that cried wolf?   
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  You people have got some MASSIVE ego problems.

It's not incumbent on me to provide information just because YOU ask. If you go around assuming people are liars because they don't provide information YOU want, WHEN you want it, that's your problem. You've probably seen RTFM? Well, LUTFTY (Look Up The f__ Threads Yourself)!

After the posting debacle of a few days ago (during which i stated that 1 of the 3 trackers i'm aware of that prohibits, or at least warns against the use of Transmission is Empornium {800,000+ members}, it made no difference. Because it's a pr0n site, my claim (though proving absolutely i am NOT a liar as at least one such site does exist) was sloughed off with slights against my character.

It's quite obvious that no matter how much information i were to provide, how conclusive, or how minuscule the possible motive to lie, you people loading up every little response here with piles of smiles and frowns would find an excuse to dismiss it.  
(Version 1.52)

KEVINDK  Where is that link you told us that you posted at the transmission board that you were asked to post in here? The one you kept dodging? Lets see it :)

And yes, when you make claims it IS UP TO YOU TO BACK THEM UP. YES, YES IT IS.

And yes, it being a porn site full of viruses DOES matter. It makes the WORLD of a difference. If it didn't, you wouldn't have been trying to hide that fact from us all that time.

And I call bs on the other 2. You've already been busted for lying once.  
(Version 1.52)

CORPSECORPS  @KEVINDK: In response to your continued demand for this link, I did NOT say ANYTHING about posting a LINK from the Transmission forum that i was told to post here. The "hit squad" here has poor reading comprehension as well as being arrogant and illogical.

If you reread near the top of the relevant topic, it was ROBBY.IS.ON who said i should put a link HERE to my post at the Transmission forum so he could look at it, to which my reply was (exact copy) "Why? You tell me to take the issue there, which i already did. Now you want me to bring it back here?

Nobody there had an answer!"

I'll admit that in retrospect that sounded slightly snotty, but i didn't see why i should take time, since i'd already done my due diligence in trying to locate an answer, and while finding some confirmation of the port problem, never got any answers OTHER than: 'try going to {insert site}', which i had done plenty of.

So this link you keep demanding of me never existed, but was a fabrication YOU created based on your misreading my post, OR just what it is, YOUR demand again that i provide a link to that forum.

No more basis to it than your assuming lies where none are demonstrated. To the contrary, during the argumentative debacle, you didn't give my proof (Empornium not allowing use of Transmission) credence though it was clear. It's being a pr0n site has zero to do with the relevant FACTS: It's a torrent tracker with 800,000+ members which has the claimed policy: DON'T USE IT.

Lastly, since i've basically been treated like excrement here for nothing more than posting a minor issue (Transmission port problem), a wee bit of info (some trackers not wanting people to use Transmission, a policy which i did NOT say i agreed with), pointing out the group of run amok fans of the software here which load up every post with smiles and frowns depending solely on the disposition of the post toward the software, or other "hit squad" members, which is blatantly obvious (others having noted it before i did), and noting bigotry and condescension of same (which YOU, HAPPYSUDSY, KKK, BLHAB, and ANONYMOUS have amply demonstrated in the two remaining topics i started, as well as various other places), i think i'll refrain BOTH from providing ANYTHING you (or any other "hit squad" members) demand (since it's obvious you'd still consider me beneath contempt REGARDLESS of anything i were to do, and have no answer to my issues with the software and would rather just shift focus), or from making any further response to you at all, in future.

When/if i get Transmission functioning properly, i will then render my review of it according to actual experience using it, setting aside that certain of it's advocate's are such rectal orifices.  
(Version 1.52)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  It definitely seems to be getting faster with each release. :)  
(Version 1.51)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Regarding the hanging issue... that happened to me too. It seems to happen less often if you press pause on the torrent first, wait a moment, and then delete the torrent file.  
(Version 1.51)

ROBBY.IS.ON  If you have found these steps of reproduction, why not report this to the developers? :)  
(Version 1.51)

KKNOPP  Did you contact a developer?  
(Version 1.50)

JOSHP  Play with the settings. You either need to limit your upload or limit your number of connections. Many routers simply poop out when you max them out, but if you hold back just a little you should be fine.  
(Version 1.50)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Yes I have contacted the developer... and yes it does the same things even on low down/up settings. You don't need to come to Transmission's rescue every 5 seconds KKNOPP. I still use it frequently. It's my fav torrent app.  
(Version 1.51)

ANONYMOUS  I don't think that's what he is doing st00pid. From the looks of it, there is a lot of silliness going on.   
(Version 1.52)

ROBBY.IS.ON  Post that to Transmission's forums and I'm sure the devs will look at it. This is not a support forum.  
(Version 1.50)

CHARLES_BT  This sounds like ticket #1829 (see http://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/1829), which is fixed in the nightlies and scheduled for 1.51.  
(Version 1.50)

ROBBY.IS.ON  I've been seeing this problem as well. It's 10.4-only apparently. See http://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/1667.  
(Version 1.50)

ROBBY.IS.ON  Or rather http://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/1781. The two issues are related we've been told.  
(Version 1.50)

FOOFOORABBIT  There's a lot of disinfo agents on the internet.

Yes, it's true. Some people actually get paid to post fake reviews (glowing reviews for their own product and reviews that tarnish the competition.) That said, it's not too hard to tell the fake ones from the real ones.

If you take two recent examples: 69NUMBER69 and SURFSPIRIT ...if you click on their names you can see that 69NUMBER69 has actually filled out some personal info and both 69NUMBER69 and SURFSPIRIT have reviewed many other software products.

Fake reviews are usually from people with only a few reviews under their belts and likely post zero personal info on their profile page.

From another point of view, Transmission is open source. Anyone is free to take a look at how it works. Nothing's secret with Transmission so there's little reason to lie about anything because anyone that could read the source code could eventually know if something is fishy in the reviews.

A lot of people have acknowledged that earlier versions of Transmission had a bottleneck in the way it found peers...it certainly seems to be solved in 1.50.

There's nothing to hide...Transmission is a very elegant BT client. Face it, this client got lots of reviews and not all of them can be from disinfo agents. People like this software.  
(Version 1.50)

MACHSPEED5  uh huh, "ads" for a free client. smart.  
(Version 1.50)

UNIQUE-ISH  Transmission is not only free, it is open-source.

Do you know what that means? (Wikipedia it if you must)

Nobody is getting paid for this. It is the result of a community of developers working for free collaborating together to make what is really an outstanding BT client for the Mac. It would be nice to get paid to say that, but nobody is signing any paychecks when it's an open-source application. What would be the point?  
(Version 1.50)

CHARLES_BT  For the record, I only post here under three accounts -- this one, "Wizardling", and "Killer_Klown_Kar". And I haven't used the latter two here on the Transmission page in weeks.

Still, I enjoyed your post. If the 1.50 reviews are so one-sided that you suspect it's the developers posting them, I feel like I must've done something right in this release. ;)  
(Version 1.50)

ANONYMOUS  "Yes, it's true. Some people actually get paid to post fake reviews (glowing reviews for their own product and reviews that tarnish the competition.)"

Do you have any valid examples of anyone doing this? I don't think anyone gets paid to do such a thing. But if you have examples, I'd LOVE to hear em..   
(Version 1.52)

ROBBY.IS.ON  Probably "Fix a Mac-centric peer connection bug from 1.41"...  
(Version 1.50)

KKNOPP  Have you contacted developer with your problems? 99% of those that have have had their problems taken care of. 99% of the time it's usually not Transmission's fault. The latest version has said to be MORE stable and a lot FASTER than uTorrent by a lot of people. So your findings is different from the norm. A good reason to seek help from the developers.   
(Version 1.50b5)

SPRINGHEELMAC  I agree, that would be a nice feature. However, if you are concerned about your computer being idle, consider 'Boinc' or 'Folding@Home' (both available here). Both programs participate in "distributed computing" for good causes; basically, your computer processes data for research in various fields in the background during idle time (or continuously,if you so desire, that's what I do). Its a good way to avoid feeling guilty about leaving the computer running if you must.  
(Version 1.50b4)

IANWEIR  If you set transmission to keep your computer awake while downloading torrents (Preferences > Network > System sleep) and then set your system to sleep after being idle for 1 minute, you should get the same effect that you're going for.  
(Version 1.50)

FREDASH  You should post the problem to the Transmission Web Site Forums.  
(Version 1.50b3)

SPRINGHEELMAC  Have you tried adjusting your upload and download rate while surfing?   
(Version 1.50b4)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  I'm sure if you really dive into yourself and analyze the situation, you'll realize there really wasn't a situation to begin with. You formed a situation in your mind. You made it a situation. You could have chosen to not respond, or you could have chosen to respond in a more kindly manner. If you can't comprehend the simplicity of this idea, then I don't know what to tell you. All I saw was you bashing someone because they were having an issue. Were you having a bad day or is your life really that bleak? We don't see the world as it really is. We see the world as a reflection of ourselves. If you get this angry at something so trivial and mundane on the internet, I really hope it isn't in any greater proportion to how you react to things in your life. Now I assume as you read this, hate and anger will be brewing its way inside your veins out into your very fingertips as you eagerly wait to respond yet again in an overly assumptive and brash manner. Grow up.  
(Version 1.50b3)

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Okay... I did some research and you are absolutely correct. I will give you the benefit of the doubt because as I re-read some of EDGE's rhetoric, he is coming off as a bit of a moron. "I'm sorry to all you Transmission users" is about as big of a red flag of troll-ism as it gets. That's just a recipe for flame wars to start. So in that respect, you are in the right because that is an irritating comment. "I only starting using uTorrent..." blah blah blah... yeah right. He writes almost the same exact crap in the uTorrent discussion as he did here, so now I'm starting to see the big picture. I do apologize for jumping on your case. I can't stand trolls. Carry on with your EDGE bashing, we don't need that crap. Oh and you can take the above comment and apply to EDGE instead... lol. Carry on.  
(Version 1.50b3)

EDGE777  I have tried every different setting, read the forums, and am no noob when it comes to computers. This might not be true for all setups, or all ISP, but there is something in Transmission which is just not the same as Vuze or uTorrent. I am not making this stuff up.

My ISP does do something weird, it routes the IP somewhere outside of my equipment. What I mean is that the IP that I see my computer as (using any IP checker), is not something that I ever see in my setup. For this, I cannot open up ports, or forward ports. This seems to greatly effect Transmission while it has no effect on Vuze or uTorrent.

Last night it would normally take Transmission 6-10 hours to download shows (say like 24). On uTorrent it took 1 hour.

For me, and there's nothing I can do to change it, the following still remain:

-it takes at least 10-15 minutes before Transmission connects.

-uploads are not fluid (they're on, they're off - seems like it's only connecting to one peer at a time)

-While I can receive downloads on Transmission of 200 KB/s, there is no rhyme or reason to it.

-Out of the box, with no changes to my set-up, uTorrent performs 5 times better than Transmission.

I'm sorry if I offended the Transmission lovers, but this is true for me, and true for others. It may not be true for you, but doesn't mean that there isn't a problem somewhere.

  
(Version 1.50b2)

DOUG S.  I can sort this out rather quickly. Technically, there is nothing wrong with Transmission. It is every bit as fast as uTorrent and faster than a number of other torrenting apps on the market.

The problem is with the trackers; some of them dislike Transmission. It has something to do with the way Transmission sends requests or something to that effect. I can't remember the specifics, it's something I noticed one when trying to download a fansub. As such certain torrents from certain sources can run slower or not at all.

However this doesn't seem to be the case with any of the major torrent sites such as The Pirate Bay, Mininova or Demonoid so most people won't notice the issue.

Personally I prefer Transmission to uTorrent and Vuze simply because I feel Vuze is bloated and while uTorrent is certainly a viable alternative it's UI isn't quite as polished as Transmissions'.

That being said if I was using Windows uTorrent would be my app of choice, no contest so my allegiance could easily change somewhere down the road.  
(Version 1.50b3)

EDGE777  My issues with slow connection times (10+ minutes) are completely consistent, and not dependent on the torrent tracker. Almost all of my torrents are from Mininova or TPB and experience the same startup connection lag. This only occurs with Transmission. I think it might have something to do with my odd ISP setup (Cablevision in Mexico City), but whatever the issue, it doesn't seem to affect uTorrent or Vuze.

Also, after doing more testing, my torrent are now staying steady at the cap (for me that is around 235 Kb/s). My d/l speed with Transmission would sometimes reach that, but never stay for any period of time.  
(Version 1.50b3)

SESQUIPEDALIAN  Sounds like the ISP is choking unencrypted traffic. Try telling Transmission to ignore unencrypted peers (in the Peers section of Transmission's preferences).  
(Version 1.50b3)

EDGE777  Interesting, I will try that.  
(Version 1.50b3)

EDGE777  Thanks for the advice, I tried it and was hoping for it to work (I really do like Transmissions UI, small footprint, and features), but no the same thing occured. I have even tried using the same port as uTorrent, with no luck. Still that 10-15 connection lag.

Just to be sure it wasn't the torrent, after trying Transmission, I went back to uTorrent, and the file started to download in 5 seconds.

I do appreciate your suggestions though, and not just the "you're stupid, Transmission is perfect" comments. It's nice to know there's at least one nice person here.  
(Version 1.50b3)

ZEPFHYR  This latest beta release includes some bugfixes that may resolve the issues that you're having. Can't guarantee it, since I've not had the same issues that you do to test myself, but it'd certainly be worth a shot.  
(Version 1.50b3)

CORPSECORPS  Seems the real problem here are the Transmission fanboys.

I don't get why so many negative votes on Edge's comments just because he's having trouble with the software. You assume he's griping here for fun?

Personally i'm going to give this another shot, but while i hate the beast, i've never gotten anything to work as well (i.e. quickly) as Azureus (i call it that because i REALLY hate the vuze-ification). They even downgraded the icon!   
(Version 1.50b3)

EDGE777  I gave an honest review, but there are definitely a small number, yet largely vocal group of Transmission fanboys.

It's funny, I was just reading through the comments pages of a iLife'09. A great deal of users suggested to other users that Transmission had connection problems and that they should switch to uTorrent. But, I guess those are just the uTorrent fanboys, because of course Transmission couldn't actually have these problems...  
(Version 1.50b3)

ANONYMOUS  Corpsecorps, STupidMonkey thought how you did as well. Then he was explained what was going on. And changed his mind.   
(Version 1.50b3)

CORPSECORPS  I see no such interaction.

So i see no reason for the negatives. Looks to be strictly an argument between proponents of competing software and rather silly.  
(Version 1.50b3)

EDGE777  I wrote an honest review. I had been using Transmission for several months before writing it. Most good reviews contain comparisons. It's pretty much that simple. You can agree with the review, or disagree. You can believe that the issue is true but localized to my experience or my ISP (along with some others), or you can choose to believe that I am lying and simply want to sway you to buy another product... wait, they're all free, nothing to be gained... At any rate, it's your choice. Some may find this review helpful. The developers of Transmission may be able to look into the connection code of other software to see what might be wrong. Some may just whine and call names. It's a free world, and with that, I am signing off never to look at this again, lol.  
(Version 1.50b3)

SPRINGHEELMAC  I have the same problem. The highest version which doesn't give me the problem is 1.34, which works fine. Not everyone is having this problem, so I don't know what the deal is.  
(Version 1.50b2)

WIZARDLING  Are you on a PPC Mac? That's the only time I've heard µTorrent will crash all the time. It's been very stable IME. Very buggy and feature-incomplete also, but it's only crashed once for me. So don't try and make out I'm some kind of fanboy (I'd love to know how I could be when the Mac beta version of µTorrent is the first time I've ever used µTorrent on any OS). But if somehow Transmission is faster for you than µTorrent, Tomato Torrent, or the official BitTorrent client - well then, you'd should continue to use it. I won't be because I've found the opposite after weeks of testing and switching back and forth. No need to take my differing experience personally, you know.  
(Version 1.42)

WIZARDLING  Ah, you are right - µTorrent's developers should be clear about their lack of testing on PPC Macs. They used only Intel Macs to develop and test this port, you see. They say all that in the Forums, but that's hardly making it easily accessible information. Personally I think they shouldn't distribute a build for a platform they cannot test.

As for Tomato Torrent - it may be old and light on features, but it certainly works well, even on old G3 Macs running 10.3.9 :-) It's just a shame it doesn't support partial download of multi-file torrents. If it did I'd say the hell with Transmission and µTorrent, even if they've better and more modern UIs.  
(Version 1.42)

WIZARDLING  No worries, and I know what you mean about µTorrent's UI - it's like someone in love with Outlook Express designed a BitTorrent client :-D

As for routers - preaching to the converted :-) Unfortunately I think it's only us geeks who bother configuring things like bandwidth management. Witness the sheer number of unsecured WiFi access points - people just plug their router in and if it works, they never touch it again. I've some friends in the US who - no joke - have never paid for their own internet connection in over three years now... Amazing :-D  
(Version 1.42)

CHARLES_BT  It's interesting that your 1.42 evaluation was a month before 1.42 was released, while it was still in heavy development.

I'm not interested in changing your mind -- you've been trolling in the forums and IRC for quite some time -- but I do want to correct your misleading statement that "Transmission began a couple months ago to allocate all it's upload bandwidth to just one torrent 95% of the time."

1.42's bandwidth allocator runs twice per second, and each time it has two phases. The first phase, it goes round-robin across ALL peers in ALL torrents and tries to distribute bandwidth evenly among them. This ends once the bandwidth is all consumed or no peers' sockets are ready for more. In the second phase, any remaining bandwidth is made available first-come-first-served so that fast peers can ramp up their speeds.

Here is a screenshot of how 1.42 distributes 100 KiB/s upload speed across multiple torrents:   
(Version 1.42)

WIZARDLING  Call me a troll all you like Charles, the fact is the problem exists for me and though I was occasionally a wee bit testy in person on IRC, I was very polite on the forums and made sure to include positive comments in my last posting - which was removed and for which I was banned.

Oh, and my review IS of the stable version of 1.42 released 24/12/08, thank you very much.  
(Version 1.42)

WIZARDLING  Charles doesn't know what a troll is (which is pretty amazing). Because if trolling is trying to get support for buggy software (and generally being told it's only me/it's all my fault/just flat out ignored) then I am _absolutely_ a troll. In fact I _welcome_ troll status in that case. Of course that fails to meet all known definitions for 'troll', but *shrug* whatever. I'm not going to try and make this a lesson in geek jargon.  
(Version 1.42)

KKNOPP  From reading your past comments, and the ones you made on IRC, I would say he called it pretty well.

Why are you getting so attached/emotional over software?   
(Version 1.42)

WIZARDLING  It's not the software I'm 'emotional' about at this point. It's the BS. Try labelling me a troll in the comp.sys.mac.* newsgroups, the IOMUG mailing list, or any one of a dozen other groups where you actually have to a) be able to define 'troll' and b) somehow manage to damage an established reputation. Because funnily enough slander is a lot easier when the person is an unknown quantity. So I'd just like to see how well BS like this works where people know me. Call me curious... *disgustedly cancels email notification of replies to this thread* *PLONK*  
(Version 1.42)

KKNOPP  Like I have said. I complained about Transmission to Charles in two different instances where he was around. Really bashing it because I was frustrated (this was during the first 3 months it was in production) He never called me a troll or attacked me. I have also seen many other people make comments without him being called such. Maybe you should look at your posting style a bit closer? Remember I saw your post and thought you were a troll too. It's not Charles.   
(Version 1.42)

EDGE777  Don't you love that there are a few people who don't believe that Transmission could be having a connection or speed problem for some people?

I have the same experience as you, switched to uTorrent and finally get quick connections and fast downloads.  
(Version 1.50b2)

WIZARDLING  Willing to try and discredit anyone who dares say a bad word about Transmission, huh? It says something about a community when all they can do is attack, censor, and slander others. What a credit you are to the Transmission project. Still, the behaviour of certain Transmission developers isn't far removed from this anyway... Maybe they welcome this sort of BS?

Boy do I regret visiting MacUpdate again *disgustedly wanders off to friendlier and far saner parts of the 'net, where - don't worry - I plan to STAY this time*  
(Version 1.50b2)

EDGE777  Agreed at that - this is hardly an objective community, and apparantely it doesn't welcome new people with new ideas. People who are afraid of change and afraid of critique will ultimately just disappear making no noticeable difference in the world.

BTW, don't you love that if you make a critical comment (in the positive way), suddenly you get all the minuses. If these are the same people contributing to the open source, Transmission is in trouble indeed.  
(Version 1.50b2)

JOHNNYDONOGOO  Funny cause there are alot of people that have had valid complaints that actually tried to get help that no one attacked. Your claims are baseless.   
(Version 1.50b3)

EDGE777  A claim is baseless because you don't agree with it? Ya, I see the logic in that...

I just cannot understand the Transmission worship around here though. I have never seen a group (albeit a very small group), stand up blindly for a product, it's kinda creepy.  
(Version 1.50b3)

LIVINGS124  Have you elaborated on this to the developers?  
(Version 1.41)

ZUULITO  I'm trying to reach them on irc, I guess I'll have to file a bug report  
(Version 1.41)

ZUULITO  fixed !

a new version will come out very soon I guess :)  
(Version 1.41)

LIVINGS124  Click on the bar to toggle.  
(Version 1.41b4)

VERYCARLA  That did it! Thanks! :)  
(Version 1.41b4)

LIVINGS124  You are providing feedback to the developers, right? Otherwise what's the point of beta releases at all?  
(Version 1.41b4)

EDGE777  I am experienced the exact same problem. Not sure why but Transmission will take over 10 minutes to start downloading where uTorrent start within 15 seconds. Vuze (which I don't like because of it's busyness) also starts right away. I have not idea what, but there has got to be some flaw in Transmission which keeps it from connecting quickly.

Once it gets running, Transmission download speed can be fast, but uTorrent seems to download my files 2 to 5 times faster. I love the UI and features of Transmission, but speed it my main deciding factor for a client.  
(Version 1.50b2)

EDGE7777  You are providing feedback to the developers, right?   
(Version 1.50b3)