# Bit Torrent

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**Created:** [December 27, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bit-torrent/194395 "2007-12-27T17:31:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bit-torrent/194395/12 "2007-12-28T06:36:46Z")

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> [@Project Car..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-car/34083/41):
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> IRC may be old and outdated but it is still solid. It’s also still under the public radar for piracy. Being a bit more confusing to use keeps the newbs away too.
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> I have stopped using bit torrents for the most part. Everyone I can think of has been under some kind of anti piracy pressure with law suits and stuff.
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> Norton’s sucks too from my own personal experiences over the years.
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> My $.02.

exactly

I use irc for a lot of things. torrents and p2p programs are ok, but don’t have 1/2 of the things that irc has. outdated or not, it’s still the best way(newsgroups are a close second).

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