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Deozaan:
Hi folks,

I've been using and loving uTorrent for years, but ever since they got bought out by BitTorrent some time ago, it's gotten pretty bad.

What I loved about it was how tiny and resource-light it was, and the un-bloated nature of it all. But now it's just getting bloated with a bunch of crap I don't want or need, and the ads are pretty seedy.

Take these two ads, for example:

Great contenders for "Photoshop Disasters"

There is so much wrong with those ads... I might expect to see ads like that on some sort of warez site. It hurts my trust in uTorrent.

So I'm here to ask the DC community: What BitTorrent client do you use, and why should I switch to it? Got any recommendations?

Thanks!

panzer:
http://tixati.com/

http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/

ewemoa:
I've had some luck with the following on occasion:

  http://aria2.sourceforge.net/

vlastimil:
I use an older version of uTorrent and never upgrade. If you are already familiar with uTorrent, it may be the easiest way for you to just downgrade. In the older versions (maybe in the newer too?), there are ways to disable all intrusive "features".

4wd:
^ +1 - I use uTorrent 1.82

FWIW, this is a list of the clients that a private tracker I'm on allows, anything else is at risk of being banned:

SpoilerVuze
Recommended version: 4.8.0.0   {Download Links: Windows  Mac  Linux}
Only approved versions: 2.5.0.4, 4.1.0.2, 4.1.0.4, 4.2.0.0, 4.2.0.2, 4.6.0.0, 4.6.0.2, 4.6.0.4, 4.6.0.5
Latest version tested: 4.8.0.0 (Result: Approved)
Notes: Azureus/Vuze configuration guide for Private Torrent Sites
Website: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

WARNING! Vuze 4.5.0.0, 4.5.0.2, 4.5.0.4, 4.5.1.0,  4.5.1.1  are not approved and you will use it at your own risk, including if you get disabled for cheating in any way when you were not or loss of ratio. The Site is not responsible for how Vuze 4.5.x.x versions behaves.

BitTornado (aka Torrentflux)
Recommended version: 0.3.18
Only approved versions: 0.3.17, 0.3.18
Latest version tested: 0.3.18 (Result: Approved)
Notes: 0.3.18 is experimental but still approved
Website: http://www.bittornado.com/


Windows Clients

uTorrent

Recommended version: 1.8.2  {Download Link: Windows}
Only approved versions: 1.6.1, 1.7.7, 1.8.2
Latest version tested: 3.4.1.0 (Result: Banned)
Website: http://www.utorrent.com/

WARNING! uTorrent 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 , 2.0.3 , 2.0.4, 2.1.0.0, 2.2.0.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2, 3.2.1 and 3.3 are not approved and you will use it at your own risk, including if you get disabled for cheating in any way when you were not or loss of ratio. The Site is not responsible for how uT 2.x or 3.x versions behaves.

Deluge
Only approved versions: 1.2.3,1.3.3, 1.3.5  {Download Link: Windows}
Latest version tested: 1.3.5 (Result: Approved)
Notes: n/a
Website: http://deluge-torrent.org/

WARNING! Deluge 1.2.2, 1.3.0, 1.3.1 & 1.3.2 are no longer approved and you will use it at your own risk, including if you get disabled for cheating in any way when you were not or loss of ratio. The Site is not responsible for how Deluge 1.3.x versions behaves.  
(reason being that live results have yielded very poor/bad announces)


Linux Clients

Transmission
Recommended version: All Production Versions released so far up to v2.7.3.0 (except for v1.8.1.x, 1.8.1.z, 1.8.1.0 which are banned) {Download Link: Linux}
Latest version tested: 2.73 (Result: Approved)
Note: beta's & daily updating variants (labelled with a X or Z at the end are excluded from approved use - eg 2.13z
Website: http://www.transmissionbt.com/

rTorrent/libTorrent
Recommended version: 0.8.9/0.12.9 / 0.8.6/0.12.6 (depending on synpantic library) Linux}
Only approved versions: 0.8.2/0.12.2, 0.8.4/0.12.4, 0.8.5/0.12.5, 0.8.6/0.12.6
Latest version tested: 0.8.9/0.12.9 (Result: Approved)
Notes: n/a
Website: http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/

kTorrent
Recommended version: 3.3.4   {Download Link: Linux}
Only approved versions: 2.2.8, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.3.0, 3.3.4, 4.0.5, 4.1.0, 4.3.0
Latest version tested: 4.3.0 (Result: Approved)
Notes: n/a
Website: http://ktorrent.org/

Deluge
Only approved versions: 1.2.3,1.3.3, 1.3.5
Latest version tested: 1.3.5 (Result: Approved)
Notes: n/a
Website: http://deluge-torrent.org/

WARNING! Deluge 1.3.0 & 1.3.1 are no longer approved and you will use it at your own risk, including if you get disabled for cheating in any way when you were not or loss of ratio. The Site is not responsible for how Deluge 1.3.x versions behaves.  
(reason being that live results have yielded very poor/bad announces)


Reason most fail to be listed is that they do something wrong, eg. incorrect ratios reported, choking clients unnecessarily, etc.

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