Torrent requested download not authorized

However, the message remains under the progress bar. I was just curious about the " not authorized for use " tracker error message I've just noticed in one of the Ubuntu torrents I'm seeding - and I tend to believe this is the error message trackers broadcast for obsolete or unsupported version torrents.

Because at that time I was seeding both ubuntu Both were using the same tracker and only So it seems this is the way tracker is letting the users know this version is not the most recent one and they should neither download nor seed them anymore and should rather look for current version torrent. It makes sense, although it wouldn't hurt to state this more explicitly somewhere, my two topmost google query hits were for this thread and a similar one on ubuntuforums.

Agreed - I was attempting to download Mythbuntu, and I accidently grabbed an earlier version than the latest, and it was scrolling this message at me while it downloaded. Ubuntu Community Ask! Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.

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I want to set up Edubuntu for a small non-profit school in South Africa. I am running Ubuntu Improve this question. Karl Richter 5, 16 16 gold badges 59 59 silver badges 91 91 bronze badges. See if you are able to download other torrents. Requested download is not authorized for use with this tracker 6. I want to set up Edubuntu for a small non-profit school in South Africa. I am running Ubuntu Karl Richter 2, 8 35 See if you are able to download other torrents.

Some countries block trackers and therefore the use of torrents. You may have to use a direct download. It is working in Deluge torrent client. If you are okey with installing deluge, you can run sudo apt-get install deluge and add your torrent. Thanks for your reply. I've just tried another torrent music files , and it appeared to work fine. Deluge torrent tells me that there are no incoming connections. I have gufw switched off. I've never had problems with transmission before today.

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