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this is an official f.a.q. of tribamixesdotcom!
a little glance into history
music has been our obsession for many years. back in the day when we just started going to raves
and clubs it was very hard to get quality mixes played live at those events. you all pretty much know that
albums and singles very much differ from live dj mixes, which usually have harder base, newer tunes
and (maybe the most enjoyable) djs expressing their skills and imagination in live demonstrations of
talents and dancing.
there are so many ways now to get live sets. our source list would include programs and website of over
a dozen in count. but still there are thousand times mixes which we haven't even heard about. also we found
out that those web sites corrently acting are mostly dedicated to few styles of club music, mostly bounded by
trance, electro and breaks. quality house mixes only appear there once in a while. so after some
careful consideration we decided to open our own web site with a bittorent tracker to be able to
share all kinds of club music, not only those we love but also anything our users want to see here.
our goal is to try to provide the absolutely latest stuff. but we will never refuse any good dj mix because
all of us here at tribalmixesdotcom are bug fans and admirers of everything that has to do with club scene.
thereforeall as of right now alll users have permission to upload torrents. if you have access to zero-day stuff
do not hesitate to let us know!
this is a private tracker so you have to register to get full access to the site. before you do anything here at
tribalmixesdotcom we suggest that you read the rules!
there are only a few rules to abide by, but we do enforce them!
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Site information
What is this bittorrent all about anyway? How do I get the files?
Check out Brian's BitTorrent FAQ and Guide.
Where does the donated money go?
tribalmixes.com is located on some paid hosting. for the moment we have monthly running costs of approximately $72.
please read more up here and donate for monthly rent!
Where can I get a copy of the source code?
Snapshots are available on the developers' website. Please note: We do not give any kind of support on the source code so please don't bug us about it. If it works, great, if not too bad. Use this software at your own risk!
Here is a nice tutorial on getting it all to work, written by one of our users: http://www.geocities.com/themisterofmisters/tbsourcetut-v0.1.txt. Note: This tutorial is not supported by TB. Please direct all comments on the tutorial to the author, MrMister.
 What is [shoutbox] and how to use it?
[shoutbox] is a rich shout message system designed to take care of fast short-line communication between users, small converstations and just
announcements of any kind. you can edit its options in OUTLOOK. it's open by defaul, you can close it or make it a popup window.
option split private allows you to see private messages in a dirrerent window below public, useful when you actively privately talk.
one window can only hold 30 shouts, so this also split also allows to keep more (60 tops) messages active. messages are deleted 24 hours
since the posted date. if you point mouse over some nickname (shout poster) in the [shoutbox] you can see a popup help saying how long ago
it was posted and more info. if you then click this nickname link, you will be have your shout (even if it was there already) edited to be sent
privately to this user. or you can post shouts as 2:nickname and here goes shout. always leave a single space after nickname
to make sure adressee is definable. click [shout] button, window(s) will refresh. private shouts can only be seen by poster and person adressed.
also in OUTLOOK set up the shoutbox refresh rate in minutes, no less than 3 (too sad, this shoutbox thing takes too much bandwidth...) minutes
shortest. it is displayed in small boxes next to buttons for each window, if you have two. but this is changable. you can press the [catchup] button
for any of the public or private groups and refresh rate will automatically adjust to follow up faster converstations, setting itself to be
refreshed in as fast as 10-20 seconds in the most intense moments. it will slow down refreshing as everything stops and will also
fall back to your regular refresh time later. you can see refresh rate vary with shoutbox updating reloads. to renew shoutbox you do not
need to refresh browser window, but rather click any of the update links there.
please use it wisely. private messages should be private. once said, it can't be deleted. also statistics are counted on public shouts,
as for their number (just for fun, relax... :) per user. private shouts are not assumed. select html tags are working.
What about immortal points and how to use them?
immortality is a complex feature (including immortal points) in two words meaning your personal input into the tribalmixesdotcom community. this feature
has come active on april 18th, 2006, and all users had equal start - 0 points towards immortality rating. then most of us won't even find
out about it until looked in here, but this shadow-hunter immortality dawg has started his count.. following below is a complete table of
all possible points you can get into the immortable-sum (it might be enlarged later though), ladder will be headed by the biggest amount of points posessor, all other users'
immortality ratings will be calculated by their immortable-sums divided by biggest immortable-sum, so the closer your rating gets to 1.000
is closer you get to being the immortable king of the hill/ladder. as for the reason of all this...i don't know now, just a funny idea, and
this will be a big mistery, so if you read this - don't tell noone, let them find out the hard way... :) also note, that some options are only
accessible by power users or uploaders, so don't be surprised if some of these don't make sense to you. also last few actions are taken
automatically by system if special conditions listed in other parts of this document are satisfied... :)
| action | points | where? when? |
| cast your vote | 1 | main page poll |
| add world of music news item | 3 | main page/news |
| rate any torrent | 0.1 | torrent details |
| comment fresh* torrent | 0.5 | torrent details |
| upload torrent | 5 | upload page** |
| add new [e]-record** | 3 | [e]-browser |
| rate any [e]-record | 0.1 | [e]-browser, torrent details |
| first [e]-comment | 1 | [e]-browser |
| new topic in forums | 1 | forums page |
| new post in forums | 0.5 | forums page |
| donation to tribalmixes | 100p$ | donations page |
| ratio warning removed | 2 | according to rules |
| first torrent snatcher | 1 | new torrents |
| fulfill reseed request | 6 | comfirmed reseeds |
| become power user | 3 | accodring to rules |
| your torrent historized | 2 | end of t-life |
| your torrent goes undead | 20 | 150 snatches now |
| post public shout in shoutbox | 0 | too easy...:) |
| your torrent gets rated as 4 | 1 | details/torrents |
| your torrent gets rated as 5 | 5 | details/torrents |
| seed 1 torrent for 1 minute*** | 0.0002 | your torrent soft |
| you will also lose points when... |
| your torrent is deleted | -10 | bad/dead torrent |
| your comment is deleted | -1 | any reason |
| your forum post is deleted | -1 | to delete this |
| your forum topic is deleted | -2 | total removal |
* - fresh = uploaded less than 7 days ago
** - only for user-levels Power User and higher
*** - read full explanations of that below...
points given for seeding::
please note that seeding a torrent for 1 week without uploading any data on it will be about equal to just 5-10 minutes of
uploading data to someone on speed of 5-10kb/s, so basically these points add up for solidness and show that more people seed more
they get immortal rating pumping.
undead torrents stand apart. since torrents become undead after that many snatches, that not many people will download them
again, but seeding undead torrents is good for all new users to be able to download them, because many torrents after becoming
undead double their downloads number in a month or so.. so basically for seeding an UNDEAD torrent you will receive 0.0002 points
per 1 minute. and this is the highest points you will get for seeding any torrent, but any everlife torrent gives 2*10-4 points
at any moment.
seeding a regular non-everlife torrent is a little complicated. since in first week we usually see torrents become undead, all data
transfers are at that point. so first week of seeding a regular non everlife torrent gives no points at all for seeding, only uploading
data on it. then 1 week after upload date, if you're still seeding this torrent, it (if didn't become undead yet) starts giving you
points little little points - 0.00000001, and as older the torrent grows, as more points you get for seeding it. after 6 weeks torrent
has been on the website, seeding it will give you the maximum amount of points - 0.0002 - same as everlife torrent at any moment of time.
this is maxxed until torrent is removed from the website (if is gets removed...) ... so basically every day torrent lives after that week
for next 5 weeks or 35 days, it gets a little increase of 2*10^-4/35 ~ 6*10^-6, which added up sums up into 0.0002 by
the end of 6th week. this way the older torrent gets, the more points you get for seeding it. now you see that seeding everlife torrents for
flatrate is explainable, otherwise they would give maaaaddd points..
there will be no doubled/multiplied upload credit for uploading on any kinds of torrents, but there will be debits for downloading
everlife torrents. featured dj torrents are turned into UNDEAD everlife in first hours by admins, other torrents hit everlife on getting
150 (currently) snatches, but whenever a torrent becomes undead, if you name is already in the list of snatchers, you receive an award....
for cases when AZUREUS crashes and starts reregistering many many peers, no immortal points gets awarded..
usage of (for?) immortal points
first of all you will be able to give up some immortal points being a user or a power user (v.i.p.s and higher can do it freely) to display power title at those forum posts and comments.
1 point will be exchabged for 1MB upload credit. this is designed for users with warnings earning their points of 'empty seeding' without uploading due to no downloaders,
and is a small reward, need 5000 minutes / 24*60 minutes = about 3.5 days seeding 1 torrent, or just 50 minutes seeding 100 torrents. so basically it's not a way to raise
your ratio, but a way used to help get rid of warning or improve ratio just a little bit. person with 1000 points gets 1GB of upload credit for exchange, and even those
seeding many torrents accumulated many points having say 1TB uploaded will not see any ratio raise ever on 10K points, just increasing their uploads to 1010GB.
for quite a few points you will soon be able to receive free download spree time, when all your downloads will turn into awards, so no ratio change. (not yet active)
in the awards center of yours, you can exchange immortal points for other awards, as UPLOAD credit, that you can
apply to your account to increas your ratio.
be on the lookout for more sweet things coming to be traded for immortal points!!!
 Why do I see messages like "you have 1 AWARD that will expire soon"???
that is because you have pending awards that have expiration date and if you don't use them, they'll simply disappear in a few days. awards are given
for a few reasons, and are supposed to help you with your ratio or just give you some fun. for warned users, awards can be a good way to
get rid of the warning. there are a few types of awards:
UPLOAD credit - your total reported uploads ::up: increased by specified amount
DOWNLOAD debit - your total downloads ::down: decreased by specified data amoung
IMMORTAL boost - award is given as a number of immortal points
upload slot - for those who can't upload on regular basis
extra ivite - will be useful when website goes "invite-only"
4warnedusers - there will be 1-2 kinds of awards specially for warned users, but this will become active when warned users
start showing interest in that.
 What is "tribalmixes Lottery" and what is it for?
tribalmixes Lottery is a daily drawing of certain described prizes available to all users of any status, even warned. all prizes will use "awards" system, so they will all be redeemable, not auto-applied. this lottery is designed to give active users more fun here, no monetary prizes either.
Lottery drawings will be initiated and prizes randomly assigned only 1 time a day, at 12 noon, GMT00, server local time. there will always be only the most recent drawing results available online, all preceeding drawings are erased from db asa new one comes in.
each user will be able to claim 1 FREE ticket per daily drawing, each additional ticket will cost your immortal rating 1 immortal point, up to 100 tickets. if you're yet willing to get more, each one (that is over than 101 total tickets) will be exchanged for 5 of immortal points. but you must claim your ticket personally, you will not be entered into the drawing automatically.
prizes will be issued per 5000 tickets, so if less than 5k tickets are in the game for this current drawing, than some of the rarest prizes may not even pop up. and vice versa, if say about 10k tickets are taken today, than prizes frequency will be doubled (and the rarest will come up 2 times).
since immortal points can be exchanged for upload megabytes on awards page, there will only be 1 grand prize of each of 3 kinds (upload credit, download debit and immortal boost), and more prizes of just less immortal points. other prizes will be explained.
and the prizes in the lottery will be ::
grandprize : IMMORTAL boost [ 1 in every 5000 tickets] :: plus 1000 Immortal points
grandprize : UPLOAD credit [ 1 in every 5000 tickets] :: plus 1GB up
grandprize : DOWNLOAD debit [ 1 in every 5000 tickets] :: minus 2GB down (or user's down, if less)
IMMORTAL boost : 5 of 500 points (1 in 1000), 10 of 100 points (1 in 500), 100 of 25 points (1 in 50)
torrent upload : 1 extra upload slot, (1 in 500)
as soon as new raffle is done in first 15 minutes past noonGMT, lottery info will be updated and awards will be assigned at that very moment. enjoy...
click this link to claim your free ticket!!!
EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know, but have never felt comfortable enough to ask about AWARDS...
this is going to be a little quick Q:question1, A:answer1 faq inside the F.A.Q. well, answers might seem a little big sometimes,
but if you do want to get your warning off or simply improve your ratio much, you need to know all this things, so please take a little time
and read, and a lot of good times later is guaranteed!@
Q: where do i find my awards?
A: click this link, bookmark the page, if needed.
Q: how do i get an award?
A: to receive awards you can either download everLife torrents or take part in
the Lottery, donating also gives you awards, but in a sense of auto-applying them.
Q: why my ratio is changing when i download everLife torrents, which are supposed to be ratio-free?
A: because those torrents sizes are re-applied back to your acount on completion of the downloading process in a way of
download debit awards, which you have to process yourselve manually from the Award Center.
Q: i've downloaded an everLife torrent and am seeding it right now. but i haven't received my award for it! where is it? a.k.a. Missing Awards
A: a few different situations could produce such an outcome (better, produce no outcome), some of them are caused by the user side,
some are accidently created by server side.. in any way, simply open details on that torrent, if your name doesn't showup as one of the
snatchers, and message below there says you haven't downloaded this torrent, you might be eligible for a download debit award... simply go
back to torrent you think award you're missing, and look at the snatchers list. if you have reported some downloads on this torrent,
there will be an explanatory table with link to claim the missing award.
Q: i've downloaded only several files out of an everLife megapack torrent, can i still get some award for that?
A: as a matter of fact, YES, you can, at any state of completion you can simply go to torrent details and look for [claim award]
link in there. awards on any torrents can only be claimed just once, so please do not claim your award before all downloads are reported,
only do it if your award wasn't issued to you after download completion.
Q: i've downloaded an everLife torrent, and my name is on the list of snatchers, but i've never had any award for this torrent! a.k.a. Award Disappeared??
A: for security reasons, awards for successful undead snatches are issued for the time period of 7 days when you can simply click the
awards link anywhere and claim these awards by clicking on them. however, if you do not have time to check back, forget about awards or for any other
reason you do not use any awards, they are permanently removed from the database, leaving you with nothing here, only strong experience.
Q: why did i receive download award for an everLife torrent twice less than the torrent size? a.k.a. how awarding mechanism works.
A: while downloading a torrent, something might happen, that causes your peer to stop updating its stats with the tracker, but it
doesn't stop downloading, and might even finish without you knowing it's been off. if you were seeding and seed got rejected, then your
further uploads won't be counted if seed stops updating it's info, but then your ip won't be given to anyone, so it's not a big loss for your
account stats, if such happens. and tracker itself keeps record of your stats being updated, and then later if you report such a torrent
completed, it will give you maybe, just 10% of the filesize that you downloaded and reported before seed was rejected/forgotten... thus
tracker doesn't know what happens to your seed, and removes it from the database, preventing from the future stats updating. the main idea
of this passage: whatever you report downloaded on a torrent (i.e. whatever downloads you had applied to your accound), will be returned to you
as award if snatched torrent happens to receive such status. and again, if you didn't update the 'completed' part with the tracker, you can
still do so and claim your award, most likely a part of it.
Q: i get tired of clicking award application links, what can i do to ease my life?
A: simply wait till you have more than 5-6 awards of same kind, you will see links allowing you to summarize them several awards
into one by award type. there will be no auto-award-applicator added to the website's repository.
Q: i forgot/never had time to use the award i've recently received, and now i cannot see it. how can i get it back?
A: sorry, you simply can not. unused awards are deleted from the database whenever their life-time expires (usually 1 week), and there's no way
to get back such an award.
Q: can awards help my ratio? can the lottery do so?
A: they both sure can. and are located on the same page. first check what awards you have on top of the page, use them, if you
have some listed there, then look below for quick lottery info, and enter the daily drawing with at least 1 (free) ticket. one lucky win of
the mega awesome GrandPrize is worth about 2GB upload credit, which would pretty much fix anyone new...
Q:
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I RECEIVED A WARNING  ... WHAT TO DO NOW???
ok, you were unlucky, forgot to read rules on signup, didn't care about your ratio, didn't expect website to be good, and another
hundred more of your explanations why you end up without downloading rights. there's only one thing you need to accept and
understand : it is all your own fault. everything is done by staff to stop you from receiving a warning: you
cannot download more than 3 files at first, rules are sticking from everywhere, and still many users do not care to read them...
well, cheer up, as this is a full and complete text on how to get rid of your warning asap. if you follow these steps, you can get back to
downloading new music in no time! also included few "strategy" steps, that could definitely help you boost your share ratio UP!!!
step0 :: before you go ahead and read steps below, please find part about AWARDS and read it throughly..
it will help a lot! in most cases you could probably remove your warning right away!
step1 :: click your ratio number on the control panel above - you will see some first-hands info. it says how big of a ratio you need and also
lists all torrents that you have so far downloaded and have access to...
step2 :: download all those torrents - and open them in your client for seeding, if you have removed them from there already.
when opening torrents in the program, make sure to point your client to save to existing files and folders that appeared when you downloaded
these torrents before. you will probably see each torrent first report "checking : XX%" and then "seeding" or "queued".
step3 :: seed your downloads!!! - this is the backbone of keeping your ratio up. seeding is the best way to do it. force-start
all these torrents in your client, set the max upload speed to 0 (maximum possible) and see what happens. if torrents you have are well
demanded, your client will upload data and your ratio will grow.
step4 :: keep seeding 24/7/365 - users from all over the world check in here and can start downloading torrents that
you are seeding any moment! let your seed be there when they do it! sometimes you might not upload any data in days, but then 1 hour
will be enough to fix it.
step5 :: still keep seeding!!! - and it will give you immortal points. if you seed 10 torrents for 1 week, you will earn 10
immortal points for that, 100 torrents - 100 points. these points can be exchanged for UPLOAD credit and applied to your ratio to
grow it up a little bit. this is not the best way to get rid of your warning, but it is something and will help you, although
it will take longer time...
step6 :: take part in Lottery - you can get awesome prizes of 1GB upload credit, 1000 points and more! every user with or
without warning can claim 1 free ticket daily and trade more for immortal points, that increases chances for lucky winning.
step7 :: read more of this F.A.Q. - find out how you can get extra immortal points, almost any activity on the website is
rewarded with immortal points
step8 :: download everLIFE torrents - they are RATIO-FREE!!! yes, it is true, undead/everLife torrents give you DOWNLOAD
debit award when download is complete, apply it to your ratio and it's back to where it was! but don't forget to leave torrent running
in your client to keep seeding it - that will definitely help your ratio! download few of them everLives and seed them, help your ratio
grow! this also gives you highest immortal points...
step9 :: FEATURED DJs torrents - same as above, since they are everLIFE, you get a download award for getting them too!
stepA :: read more - and reading will help you find ways to help yourself! read forums, f.a.q., rules, everything that is
readable, and you will definitely succed!
I registered an account but did not receive the confirmation e-mail!
You can use this form to delete the account so you can re-register.
Note though that if you didn't receive the email the first time it will probably not
succeed the second time either so you should really try another email address.
I've lost my user name or password! Can you send it to me?
Please use this form to have the login details mailed back to you.
Can you rename my account?
We do not rename accounts. Please create a new one. (Use this form to
delete your present account.)
Can you delete my (confirmed) account?
You can do it yourself by using this form.
**** How to improve your ratio! (newmemberguide) ****
you can be reading this in three cases: just wondering through the faq, clicked on a warning sign on someone's nickname or received a warning and clicked on the red triangle
next to your nickname. just a few minutes of your attention will help you stay on the website, because warning means
that you've downloaded too much and shared too little, in other words, didn't let other users download from you those same mp3s
that you download from them. it is displayed in your ratio and is explained just above this topic here. so
hopefully you want to stick around here, and here are some tips on how to improve your ratio if it is dramatically low.
and please read your mail by clicking on that envelope at the top right of the screen. many things are explained there!
- what you need to do is share those downloads you have from this website, and not really upload new torrents to the website.
- first of all set your upload speed to 75-80% if what it can do. this will help download speed be highest.
- then find in options and change a few options like: stop downloads when finished (uncheck, -- never stop!), stop when ratio is 1.0 or higher (if possible),
number of active torrents 0 (unlimited!), allow connections to same ips (yes!), maybe option like queue->prioritize torrents with ratio below 1:1 (lets new torrents seed at better speed) and just check something else you would think let you seed better.
- furthermore don't stop those torrents for a few days. whenever you download something else let others get these torrents from you.
- try to become connectable. this and lots of other stuff you MUST read in this topic!! it really helps, seriously hard heavy helps!!! :)
- for more experienced: check top ten page torrents part, and those torrents in demand that you've got earlier just open them in the client again.
- opening torrent for seeding is same like resuming a torrent.
(newmemberguide) - good start for new users
as a general strategy for new users would be following: keep your ratio close to 1.00 or above it, which would be
really hard to regain later, when you download 10-20 mixes. start with 1-5 torrents, download them, complete them, let them
seed, don't stop them, then next day check your ratio. if it is above 0.40 - download more, but again leave them all open,
and so on. that is in case you just joined and want a lot of music. you could be reading this after downloading just 2-3 sets with size
totaling 1GB, but didn't upload nothing. you can be in situation when you will be the only one leeching a file, so
try first to download files with many seeders and leechers. share, share, share! top sharers get rewarded! this website is free, and is kept running only by its users.
we want to be friendly and have friendly users. and we don't ask much. and you will be banned if refuse to go with this easy way. :)
Why is my IP displayed on my details page?
Only you and the site moderators can view your IP address and email. Regular users do not see that information.
Help! I cannot login!? (a.k.a. Login of Death)
This problem sometimes occurs with MSIE. Close all Internet Explorer windows
and open Internet Options in the control panel. Click the Delete Cookies button.
You should now be able to login.
My IP address is dynamic. How do I stay logged in?
You do not have to anymore. All you have to do is make sure you are logged in with your actual
IP when starting a torrent session. After that, even if the IP changes mid-session,
the seeding or leeching will continue and the statistics will update without any problem.
Why is my port number reported as "---"? (And why should I care?)
The tracker has determined that you are firewalled or NATed and cannot accept incoming connections.
This means that other peers in the swarm will be unable to connect to you, only you to them. Even worse,
if two peers are both in this state they will not be able to connect at all. This has obviously a
detrimental effect on the overall speed.
The way to solve the problem involves opening the ports used for incoming connections
(the same range you defined in your client) on the firewall and/or configuring your
NAT server to use a basic form of NAT
for that range instead of NAPT (the actual process differs widely between different router models.
Check your router documentation and/or support forum. You will also find lots of information on the
subject at PortForward).
What are the different user classes?
| user |
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the default class of new members. regular users would usually have to wait to download new mixes, if their
ratio or data transfer are below some limits described further. |
| power user |
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power users can upload torrents. they can read info on mixes if posted. they also
gain access to more graphical skins for this site. becoming a power user should be your target for
the first few weeks of using the web site if you want to stick around in future. |
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Has donated money to tribalmixes.com. |
| [E]ditor |
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chosen few users of any class that have access to [e]-browser database, they can add information into the [e]ntertainment database, edit records, update stuff. if you don't see your dj or simply wan to add new name - please contact them. being part of the staff, their names are listed here.. |
| v.i.p. |
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Same privileges as Power User and is considered an Elite Member of tribalmixesdotcom. Immune to automatic demotion. Can access even more skins with animated buttons, logos, picture backgrounds. And more, becoming a
v.i.p. is accompanied with getting an webmail/smtp/pop3 mailbox looking like your_name@tribalmixes.com, if required... |
| uploader |
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Same as V.I.P but also is the part of the website staff, taking decisions on community life, and of course bringing many torrents to you. |
| moderator |
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Can edit and delete any uploaded torrents. Can also moderate user comments and disable accounts. |
| administrator |
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Can do just about anything. |
| sysop |
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slash (site owner). |
How does this promotion thing work anyway?
| power user |
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Must have been be a member for at least 4 weeks, have uploaded at least 25GB and
have a ratio at or above 1.05.
The promotion is automatic when these conditions are met. Note, that you will be automatically demoted from
this status if your ratio drops below 0.95 at any time. |
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Just donate, and send slash - and only
slash - the details. |
| vip |
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Assigned by mods at their discretion to users they feel contribute
something special to the site. Email address is created by slash in an event of a personal request coming from vip only.
(Anyone begging for vip status will be automatically disqualified.) |
| uploader |
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Appointed by admins/sysop (see the 'Uploading' section for requirements). |
| moderator |
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Don't ask to become one, we will ask you! |
Why can't my friend become a member?
There is a 50.000 users limit. When that number is reached we stop accepting new members.
Accounts inactive for more than 42 days are automatically deleted, so keep trying.
(There is no reservation or queuing system, don't ask for that.)
How do I add an avatar to my profile?
First, find an image that you like, and that is within the
rules. Then you will have
to find a place to host it, such as Photobucket,
Upload-It! or
ImageShack).
All that is left to do is copy the URL you were given when
uploading it to the avatar field in your profile.
Please do not make a post just to test your avatar. If everything is allright you'll see it
in your details page.
Why do I see strange/funny pics next to my name?
these strange pics are default avatars, and they are randomly selected each time from some number of default pictures.
it was made just to spring more fun into forums and comments.. the collection will constantly grow. if you like some of the pictures
that you want to make it your own avatar - just copy the locationg and post in your OUTLOOK section in the right spot. you can also
set up your own avatar there if you have it stored somewhere in the net, or if not - check SKINMASTER and see how you can store
small sized pictures right here..
How to set up a multiple dynamic avatar?
this is for an understanding user, who knows what to do, why and how, and will not ask questions after reading this help..
first of all you need to use the SKINMASTER to upload all the avatars you want to use. this will randomly select one of them
each time your avatar needs to be displayed, so allowing as many different pictures as many posts or comments you've submitted.
make sure all the files are formatted as slide?.jpg or slide?.gif, where ? (question mark) is a number : slide0.jpg, slide1.gif,
slide2.gif,...,slide15.jpg,.. don't put extra 0-s. do not to miss any of the numbers. then you have 5-10 files, say 7 pics (slide0.jpg..slide6.jpg),
now you just click the OUTLOOK link and write [b]sliding 7[/b] in the avatar field. if you upload nothing and set up "sliding XX" it will be
automatically removed by system, do not be surprised. if slide3.gif and slide3.jpg are present than gif only will show up.
What is account parking and how does it work?
demanded for so long, here you have it, the sweetest as it could get - account parking at tribalmixes dot com =) just joking around,
although it is true, since many of us need to get up and run somewhere every day not even being assured of the return back in any nearest
future, finally our community members standing in good relations with the rules will be able to park their accounts, and in case of unexpected
absense - accounts will be automatically parked for the next 6 months after 6 weeks of inactivity. that doesn't apply to warned
members, - their accounts cannot be parked whatsoever and will be removed after 6 weeks absence. and yes, of course, in case you park your
account manually, it will stay parked for the next 1 year. you don't need to worry and simply come back to use your account later. again to note,
if your account was auto-parked, all you need to do is visit the website and wait 10-15 minutes for the full access to be granted back to you,
otherwise if account was manually parked, you need to go to OUTLOOK to unpark it manually before you can use tracker in full. restricted
access while parked revolves around disabled torrent downloading, browsing, and similar. you can still seed torrents while account is parked,
but cannot download new ones. and for those who are yet completely spacing out on the question "what is account parking?" we say...
accounts get parked for you to be able to come back and use it later, so that you don't get erased because of summer vacation..
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Downloading
How do I use the files I've downloaded?
Check out this guide.
Why did an active torrent suddenly disappear?
There may be three reasons for this:
(1) The torrent may have been out-of-sync with the site
rules.
(2) The uploader may have deleted it because it was a bad release.
A replacement will probably be uploaded to take its place.
(3) Torrents are automatically deleted after 28 days.
How do I resume a broken download or reseed something?
Open the .torrent file. When your client asks you for a location, choose the location of
the existing file(s) and it will resume/reseed the torrent.
Why do my downloads sometimes stall at 99%?
The more pieces you have, the harder it becomes to find peers who have pieces you are missing.
That is why downloads sometimes slow down or even stall when there are just a few percent remaining.
Just be patient and you will, sooner or later, get the remaining pieces.
What are these "a piece has failed an hash check" messages?
Bittorrent clients check the data they receive for integrity. When a piece fails this check it is
automatically re-downloaded. Occasional hash fails are a common occurrence, and you shouldn't worry.
Some clients have an (advanced) option/preference to 'kick/ban clients that send you bad data' or
similar. It should be turned on, since it makes sure that if a peer repeatedly sends you pieces that
fail the hash check it will be ignored in the future.
The torrent is supposed to be 100MB. How come I downloaded 120MB?
See the hash fails topic. If your client receives bad data it will have to redownload it, therefore
the total downloaded may be larger than the torrent size. Make sure the "kick/ban" option is turned on
to minimize the extra downloads.
Why do I get a "Not authorized (xx h) - READ THE FAQ!" error?
from the time that each new torrent is uploaded to the tracker, there is a period of time that
some users must wait before they can download it.
this delay in downloading will only affect users with a low ratio, and users with low upload amounts.
the feature is enabled to ensure that people who are willing to share and seed their new downloads could
get new releases in first place. it's just one of the few ways to somehow grant active sharing users.
| ratio below |
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24h |
| ratio below |
0.75 |
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"and/or" means any or both. your delay will be the largest one for which you meet at least one condition.
this applies to new users as well, so opening a new account will not help. note also that this
works at tracker level, you will be able to grab the .torrent file itself at any time.
N.B. Due to some users exploiting the 'no-delay-for-seeders' policy we had to change it. The delay
now applies to both seeding and leeching. So if you are subject to a delay and get the files from
some other source you will not be able to seed them until the delay has elapsed.
Why do I get a "rejected by tracker - Port xxxx is blacklisted" error?
Your client is reporting to the tracker that it uses one of the default bittorrent ports
(6881-6889) or any other common p2p port for incoming connections.
tribalmixesdotcom does not allow clients to use ports commonly associated with p2p protocols.
The reason for this is that it is a common practice for ISPs to throttle those ports
(that is, limit the bandwidth, hence the speed).
The blocked ports list include, but is not neccessarily limited to, the following:
| Direct Connect |
411 - 413 |
| Kazaa |
1214 |
| eDonkey |
4662 |
| Gnutella |
6346 - 6347 |
| BitTorrent |
6881 - 6889 |
In order to use use our tracker you must configure your client to use
any port range that does not contain those ports (a range within the region 49152 through 65535 is preferable,
cf. IANA). Notice that some clients,
like Azureus 2.0.7.0 or higher, use a single port for all torrents, while most others use one port per open torrent. The size
of the range you choose should take this into account (typically less than 10 ports wide. There
is no benefit whatsoever in choosing a wide range, and there are possible security implications).
These ports are used for connections between peers, not client to tracker.
Therefore this change will not interfere with your ability to use other trackers (in fact it
should increase your speed with torrents from any tracker, not just ours). Your client
will also still be able to connect to peers that are using the standard ports.
If your client does not allow custom ports to be used, you will have to switch to one that does.
Do not ask us, or in the forums, which ports you should choose. The more random the choice is the harder
it will be for ISPs to catch on to us and start limiting speeds on the ports we use.
If we simply define another range ISPs will start throttling that range also.
Finally, remember to forward the chosen ports in your router and/or open them in your
firewall, should you have them. See the
Why is my port listed as "---" section
and links therein for more information on this.
What's this "IOError - [Errno13] Permission denied" error?
If you just want to fix it reboot your computer, it should solve the problem.
Otherwise read on.
IOError means Input-Output Error, and that is a file system error, not a tracker one.
It shows up when your client is for some reason unable to open the partially downloaded
torrent files. The most common cause is two instances of the client to be running
simultaneously:
the last time the client was closed it somehow didn't really close but kept running in the
background, and is therefore still
locking the files, making it impossible for the new instance to open them.
A more uncommon occurrence is a corrupted FAT. A crash may result in corruption
that makes the partially downloaded files unreadable, and the error ensues. Running
scandisk should solve the problem. (Note that this may happen only if you're running
Windows 9x - which only support FAT - or NT/2000/XP with FAT formatted hard drives.
NTFS is much more robust and should never permit this problem.)
What's this "TTL" in the browse page?
The torrent's Time To Live, in hours. It means the torrent will be deleted
from the tracker after that many hours have elapsed (yes, even if it is still active).
Note that this a maximum value, the torrent may be deleted at any time if it's inactive.
And what is "ever life" instead of TTL?
here we have a new 'type' of torrents, which have their time to live for ever, and
that is until mod or sysop deletes them. otherwise no timelimits specified. usually it will be
a mix by one of our featured djs, or it can be a very popular
torrent, which was so in-demand, that sysop decides to let it live longer. if you really fill
your torrent deserves to live forever - let us know.
 everLIFE dash
undead torrents are going to be with us here for ever, until one of staff or owner decides to remove it.
torrents will also become undead if it reaches 150 (currently) snatches. that will show that torrent is
really demanded and that people coming much later will see it and want it and be able to download it also.
if you have read prevois sections of this document you could also notice facts such as :
- everLIFE torrents are RATIO-FREE downloads, which is gained in rewarding snatchers by decreasing
their total reported downloads by simply data-sizes of downloaded undead torrents. don't forget to apply
that award when you receive it, it's a manual process! while downloading your ratio will drop a little, though,
but later you restore it from that award.
- featured DJ torrents are everLIFE torrents as well, not to mention the quality of music there, yo! :)
- everLIFE torrents reward you post-factum i.e. you will get a download debit award for torrent you've downloaded
2 weeks ago, if this torrent goes undead today.
- everLIFE torrents only give you DOWNLOAD debit award on FIRST SNATCH, meaning you lose mp3s and download them again - no award is given!!
- everLIFE torrents give their owners 20 immortal points when they achive this status.
- one everLIFE torrent will give you about 700 immortal points if you seed it for 1 year, 100 of them - 70.000...
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Uploading
Why I CAN NOT upload torrents?
at some timepoint, in march 2006, we had about 4000 users and new torrents were appearing as mushrooms after a summer rain
(which should be very very frequent and often). so after some debates and discussion, we - the staff - decided to close and limit
uploads, clearly to restrict uploading to power users and higher in class, which leaves users without uploading priviliges. most of
the users would just try to raise ratio and not provide good and quality new music, reupload old mixes they've got from here. this is
inacceptable and bad. so no more user uploads. :(
for those who will still be uploading, the old stuff about mistakes is still in power. if your upload is removed from website by someone
from staff, - you lose upload privilidges. this is done to protect the website and all the users from somebody
who doesn't read faq and rules, but wants to upload and share, not knowing what they're doing. remember, no mistakes
are allowed. and your action counts as a mistake in case a torrent you've uploaded is deleted by someone from staff.
still, if you think that you have something to offer and upload, this could become true, but first you need to post an "offer"
in this special forum section. for that
you must create a new topic in the forum and subject should be "[offer] dj name - what - where - when". there you should write all the info,
as for bitrate, quality, length and some special description for this set. create separate topics for each set you want to offer,
but before that always check in torrents or using [e]-browser on special djs if these sets are here (in case that happens, you will never
dream of becoming an uploader : main rule is no double posts). if some few people reply with requests for you to upload this set, some special
arrangements could be done.
What criteria must I meet before I can get the uploader rank?
You must be able to provide dj mixes and releases that:
• possibly include a proper nfo,
• are genuine clubmusic-scene releases,
• are not older than 2 months,
• have all files in original format (usually mp3, use no archives but rather folders),
also these are required technical issues:
• you MUST be able to seed, or make sure your uploads are well-seeded, for at least 24 hours.
• you should have atleast dsl/cable connection or equal with upload bandwith at least 20-25KB/s (200-250kbps).
• you MUST be power user in status, there will be no users making into uploader team without being a power user. this is to make
sure you know what you are doing and you can seed your torrents.
If you think you can match these criteria do not hesitate to contact one of the administrators or moderators.
Remember! Write your application carefully! Be sure to include your upload speed and what kind of stuff you're planning to upload.
all messages will be considered and reviewed. or just simply post them in proposal/offer forums linked above.
Can I upload your torrents to other trackers? Do I need to credit the source?
Yes and No. We are a closed, limited-membership community. Only registered users can use the tracker.
Posting our torrents on other trackers is useless, since most people who attempt to download them will
be unable to connect with us.
However, if you decide to upload and share our mixes on other trackers, you MUST put credit for where you have taken
this mix and who was the original uploader. If someone is noticed to do this and consume all the credit for someone else's work,
he/she will be expelled from tribalmixes!
what kinds of stuff are legal and what can i upload?
only full length dj mixes recorded from radio or live at the arenas and clubs are allowed here. it means,
that any kinds of official releases (including albums produced by djs) will momentarily be deleted from the site.
that is due to a strong wish of the site admins to stay legal and to live a long life. please do not
request any albums to be posted here and do not do it yourself even if you own the cd and made a copy of it in
mp3 format. still that doesnt allow you to share this intellectual property with others.
Can I upload your torrents to other trackers? Do I need to credit the source?
Yes and No. We are a closed, limited-membership community. Only registered users can use the tracker.
Posting our torrents on other trackers is useless, since most people who attempt to download them will
be unable to connect with us.
However, if you decide to upload and share our mixes on other trackers, you MUST put credit for where you have taken
this mix and who was the original uploader. If someone is noticed to do this and consume all the credit for someone else's work,
he/she will be expelled from tribalmixes!
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Stats
Most common reason for stats not updating
- The user is cheating. (a.k.a. "Summary Ban")
- The server is overloaded and unresponsive. Just try to keep the session open
until the server responds again. (Flooding the server with consecutive manual updates is not recommended.)
- You are using a faulty client. If you want to use an experimental or CVS version you do it at your own risk.
Best practices
- If a torrent you are currently leeching/seeding is not listed on your profile, just wait or force a manual update.
- Make sure you exit your client properly, so that the tracker receives "event=completed".
- If the tracker is down, do not stop seeding. As long as the tracker is back up before you exit the client the stats
should update properly.
May I use any bittorrent client?
Yes. The tracker now updates the stats correctly for all bittorrent clients. However, we still recommend
that you avoid the following clients:
• BitTorrent++,
• Nova Torrent,
• TorrentStorm.
These clients do not report correctly to the tracker when canceling/finishing a torrent session.
If you use them then a few MB may not be counted towards
the stats near the end, and torrents may still be listed in your profile for some time after you have closed the client.
Also, clients in alpha or beta version should be avoided.
Why is a torrent I'm leeching/seeding listed several times in my profile?
If for some reason (e.g. pc crash, or frozen client) your client exits improperly and you restart it,
it will have a new peer_id, so it will show as a new torrent. The old one will never receive a "event=completed"
or "event=stopped" and will be listed until some tracker timeout. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.
I've finished or cancelled a torrent. Why is it still listed in my profile?
Some clients, notably TorrentStorm and Nova Torrent, do not report properly to the tracker when canceling or finishing a torrent.
In that case the tracker will keep waiting for some message - and thus listing the torrent as seeding or leeching - until some
timeout occurs. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.
Why do I sometimes see torrents I'm not leeching in my profile!?
When a torrent is first started, the tracker uses the IP to identify the user. Therefore the torrent will
become associated with the user who last accessed the site from that IP. If you share your IP in some
way (you are behind NAT/ICS, or using a proxy), and some of the persons you share it with are also users,
you may occasionally see their torrents listed in your profile. (If they start a torrent session from that
IP and you were the last one to visit the site the torrent will be associated with you). Note that now
torrents listed in your profile will always count towards your total stats.
To make sure your torrents show up in your profile you should visit the site immediately before starting a session.
Multiple IPs (Can I login from different computers?)
Yes, the tracker is now capable of following sessions from different IPs for the same user. A torrent is associated with
the user when it starts, and only at that moment is the IP relevant. So if you want to seed/leech from computer A
and computer B with the same account you should access the site from computer A, start the torrent there, and then repeat both
steps from computer B (not limited to two computers or to a single torrent on each, this is just the simplest example).
You do not need to login again when closing the torrent.
How does NAT/ICS change the picture?
This is a very particular case in that all computers in the LAN will appear to the outside world as having the same IP. We must distinguish
between two cases:
1. You are the single tribalmixesdotcom user in the LAN
You should use the same tribalmixesdotcom account on all the computers.
Note also that in the ICS case it is preferable to run the BT client on the ICS gateway. Clients running on the other computers
will be unconnectable (their ports will be listed as "---", as explained elsewhere in the FAQ) unless you specify
the appropriate services in your ICS configuration (a good explanation of how to do this for Windows XP can be found
here).
In the NAT case you should configure different ranges for clients on different computers and create appropriate NAT rules in the router. (Details vary widely from router to router and are outside the scope of this FAQ. Check your router documentation and/or support forum.)
2. There are multiple tribalmixesdotcom users in the LAN
At present there is no way of making this setup always work properly with tribalmixesdotcom.
Each torrent will be associated with the user who last accessed the site from within
the LAN before the torrent was started.
Unless there is cooperation between the users mixing of statistics is possible.
(User A accesses the site, downloads a .torrent file, but does not start the torrent immediately.
Meanwhile, user B accesses the site. User A then starts the torrent. The torrent will count
towards user B's statistics, not user A's.)
It is your LAN, the responsibility is yours. Do not ask us to ban other users
with the same IP, we will not do that. (Why should we ban him instead of you?)
For those of you who are interested...
Some info about the "Anatomy of a torrent session".
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How can I improve my download speed?
The download speed mostly depends on the seeder-to-leecher ratio (SLR). Poor download speed is
mainly a problem with new and very popular torrents where the SLR is low.
(Proselytising sidenote: make sure you remember that you did not enjoy the low speed.
Seed so that others will not endure the same.)
There are a couple of things that you can try on your end to improve your speed:
Do not immediately jump on new torrents
In particular, do not do it if you have a slow connection. The best speeds will be found around the
half-life of a torrent, when the SLR will be at its highest. (The downside is that you will not be able to seed
so much. It's up to you to balance the pros and cons of this.)
Make yourself connectable
See the Why is my port listed as "---" section.
Limit your upload speed
The upload speed affects the download speed in essentially two ways:
- Bittorrent peers tend to favour those other peers that upload to them. This means that if A and B
are leeching the same torrent and A is sending data to B at high speed then B will try to reciprocate.
So due to this effect high upload speeds lead to high download speeds.
- Due to the way TCP works, when A is downloading something from B it has to keep telling B that
it received the data sent to him. (These are called acknowledgements - ACKs -, a sort of "got it!" messages).
If A fails to do this then B will stop sending data and wait. If A is uploading at full speed there may be no
bandwidth left for the ACKs and they will be delayed. So due to this effect excessively high upload speeds lead
to low download speeds.
The full effect is a combination of the two. The upload should be kept as high as possible while allowing the
ACKs to get through without delay. A good thumb rule is keeping the upload at about 80% of the theoretical
upload speed. You will have to fine tune yours to find out what works best for you. (Remember that keeping the
upload high has the additional benefit of helping with your ratio.)
If you are running more than one instance of a client it is the overall upload speed that you must take into account.
Some clients (e.g. Azureus) limit global upload speed, others (e.g. Shad0w's) do it on a per torrent basis.
Know your client. The same applies if you are using your connection for anything else (e.g. browsing or ftp),
always think of the overall upload speed.
Limit the number of simultaneous connections
Some operating systems (like Windows 9x) do not deal well with a large number of connections, and may even crash.
Also some home routers (particularly when running NAT and/or firewall with stateful inspection services) tend to become
slow or crash when having to deal with too many connections. There are no fixed values for this, you may try 60 or 100
and experiment with the value. Note that these numbers are additive, if you have two instances of
a client running the numbers add up.
Limit the number of simultaneous uploads
Isn't this the same as above? No. Connections limit the number of peers your client is talking to and/or
downloading from. Uploads limit the number of peers your client is actually uploading to. The ideal number is
typically much lower than the number of connections, and highly dependent on your (physical) connection.
Just give it some time
As explained above peers favour other peers that upload to them. When you start leeching a new torrent you have
nothing to offer to other peers and they will tend to ignore you. This makes the starts slow, in particular if,
by change, the peers you are connected to include few or no seeders. The download speed should increase as soon
as you have some pieces to share.
Why is my browsing so slow while leeching?
Your download speed is always finite. If you are a peer in a fast torrent it will almost certainly saturate your
download bandwidth, and your browsing will suffer. At the moment there is no client that allows you to limit the
download speed, only the upload. You will have to use a third-party solution,
such as NetLimiter.
Browsing was used just as an example, the same would apply to gaming, IMing, etc...
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My ISP uses a transparent proxy. What should I do?
Caveat: This is a large and complex topic. It is not possible to cover all variations here.
Short reply: change to an ISP that does not force a proxy upon you. If you cannot or do not want to then read on.
What is a proxy?
Basically a middleman. When you are browsing a site through a proxy your requests are sent to the proxy and the proxy
forwards them to the site instead of you connecting directly to the site. There are several classifications
(the terminology is far from standard):
| Transparent |
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A transparent proxy is one that needs no configuration on the clients. It works by automatically redirecting all port 80 traffic to the proxy. (Sometimes used as synonymous for non-anonymous.) |
| Explicit/Voluntary |
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Clients must configure their browsers to use them. |
| Anonymous |
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The proxy sends no client identification to the server. (HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR header is not sent; the server does not see your IP.) |
| Highly Anonymous |
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The proxy sends no client nor proxy identification to the server. (HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR, HTTP_VIA and HTTP_PROXY_CONNECTION headers are not sent; the server doesn't see your IP and doesn't even know you're using a proxy.) |
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A transparent proxy may or may not be anonymous, and there are several levels of anonymity.
How do I find out if I'm behind a (transparent/anonymous) proxy?
Try ProxyJudge. It lists the HTTP headers that the server where it is running
received from you. The relevant ones are HTTP_CLIENT_IP, HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR and REMOTE_ADDR.
Why is my port listed as "---" even though I'm not NAT/Firewalled?
The tribalmixesdotcom tracker is quite smart at finding your real IP, but it does need the proxy to send the HTTP header
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR. If your ISP's proxy does not then what happens is that the tracker will interpret the proxy's IP
address as the client's IP address. So when you login and the tracker tries to connect to your client to see if you are
NAT/firewalled it will actually try to connect to the proxy on the port your client reports to be using for
incoming connections. Naturally the proxy will not be listening on that port, the connection will fail and the
tracker will think you are NAT/firewalled.
Can I bypass my ISP's proxy?
If your ISP only allows HTTP traffic through port 80 or blocks the usual proxy ports then you would need to use something
like socks and that is outside the scope of this FAQ.
The site accepts connections on port 81 besides the usual 80, and using them may be enough to fool some proxies. So the first
thing to try should be connecting to tribalmixes.com:81. Note that even if this works your bt client will still try
to connect to port 80 unless you edit the announce url in the .torrent file.
Otherwise you may try the following:
- Choose any public non-anonymous proxy that does not use port 80
(e.g. from this,
this or
this list).
- Configure your computer to use that proxy. For Windows XP, do Start, Control Panel, Internet Options,
Connections, LAN Settings, Use a Proxy server, Advanced and type in the IP and port of your chosen
proxy. Or from Internet Explorer use Tools, Internet Options, ...
- (Facultative) Visit ProxyJudge. If you see an HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR in
the list followed by your IP then everything should be ok, otherwise choose another proxy and try again.
- Visit tribalmixesdotcom. Hopefully the tracker will now pickup your real IP (check your profile to make sure).
Notice that now you will be doing all your browsing through a public proxy, which are typically quite slow.
Communications between peers do not use port 80 so their speed will not be affected by this, and should be better than when
you were "unconnectable".
How do I make my bittorrent client use a proxy?
Just configure Windows XP as above. When you configure a proxy for Internet Explorer you're actually configuring a proxy for
all HTTP traffic (thank Microsoft and their "IE as part of the OS policy" ). On the other hand if you use another
browser (Opera/Mozilla/Firefox) and configure a proxy there you'll be configuring a proxy just for that browser. We don't
know of any BT client that allows a proxy to be specified explicitly.
Why can't I signup from behind a proxy?
It is our policy not to allow new accounts to be opened from behind a proxy.
Does this apply to other torrent sites?
This section was written for tribalmixesdotcom, a closed, port 80 tracker. Other trackers may be open or closed, and many listen
on e.g. ports 6868 or 6969. The above does not necessarily apply to other trackers.
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Why can't I connect? Is the site blocking me?
Your failure to connect may be due to several reasons.
Maybe my address is blacklisted?
The site blocks addresses listed in the (former) PeerGuardian
database, as well as addresses of banned users. This works at Apache/PHP level, it's just a script that
blocks logins from those addresses. It should not stop you from reaching the site. In particular
it does not block lower level protocols, you should be able to ping/traceroute the server even if your
address is blacklisted. If you cannot then the reason for the problem lies elsewhere.
If somehow your address is indeed blocked in the PG database do not contact us about it, it is not our
policy to open ad hoc exceptions. You should clear your IP with the database maintainers instead.
Your ISP blocks the site's address
(In first place, it's unlikely your ISP is doing so. DNS name resolution and/or network problems are the usual culprits.)
There's nothing we can do.
You should contact your ISP (or get a new one). Note that you can still visit the site via a proxy, follow the instructions
in the relevant section. In this case it doesn't matter if the proxy is anonymous or not, or which port it listens to.
Notice that you will always be listed as an "unconnectable" client because the tracker will be unable to
check that you're capable of accepting incoming connections.
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What if I can't find the answer to my problem here?
Post in the forums, by all means. You'll find they
are usually a friendly and helpful place,
provided you follow a few basic guidelines:
- Make sure your problem is not really in this FAQ. There's no point in posting just to be sent
back here.
- Before posting read the sticky topics (the ones at the top). Many times new information that
still hasn't been incorporated in the FAQ can be found there.
- Help us in helping you. Do not just say "it doesn't work!". Provide details so that we don't
have to guess or waste time asking. What client do you use? What's your OS? What's your network setup? What's the exact
error message you get, if any? What are the torrents you are having problems with? The more
you tell the easiest it will be for us, and the more probable your post will get a reply.
- And needless to say: be polite. Demanding help rarely works, asking for it usually does
the trick.
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