[PLUG] Torrent issues

[alan at clueserver.org]

> There are new versions of PCLinuxOS (2014.05) which I have been trying
> to download via torrent with Ktorrent. PCLinuxOS uses Linuxtracker to
> host their torrent files. When I open any of the torrent files in
> Ktorrent nothing happens for a long time. Looking at the torrent in the
> Trackers tab it says "invalid data in torrent file," and right-clicking
> on the torrent in the list of torrents it says it is unable to contact
> any trackers. After anywhere from an hour or so to several days,
> suddenly the torrent connects and starts downloading.
>
> I can use direct download to get the ISO files, but I usually prefer
> torrents as they are easier on the distro's servers. But the behavior
> of the PCLinuxOS torrents is just weird.
>
> According to Google no one else has ever reported this problem with
> torrents from PCLinuxOS. Does anyone here have any idea what might be
> going on?

Does Ktorrent support magnet links?  They only torrent links I am seeing
on their site are magnet links and not all clients support them.

Transmission should work fine. (It does on the link I tested.)