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**Moon** · 07.10.13, 03:40

Originally Posted by anon

The capability not to upload is different from that of not reporting upload.

Hi, that means I can upload 0 KB/s but report to upload a certain rate (fake upload) but I don't use this feature.
The other way around wouldn't make any sense: upload at full speed but report 0 KB/s.

You control the former in the "Options" menu of the settings manager. It's disabled by default.

That means as soon as I asign new settings to a label, save the settings and use this label at uSerenity, the upload behavior would adjust accordingly.

Even then, you might see small amounts of uploading data. That's protocol traffic and nothing to worry about.

If that was true, I could put a 0 (zero) KB/s in options / preferences / bandwidth in order to upload at maximum (unlimited) speed and the upload rate should stay low.
Hm .. I just tested it and actually you're right

Thanks!

Edit: shouldn't the upload rate go up as soon as I remove the label?
I just did that but the rate doesn't change. How can you explain that?

**anon** · 07.10.13, 05:12

Originally Posted by Moon

Edit: shouldn't the upload rate go up as soon as I remove the label?
I just did that but the rate doesn't change. How can you explain that?

"No upload" is a global setting, the label you use doesn't matter.

**Owyn** · 07.10.13, 13:50

That means as soon as I asign new settings to a label, save the settings and use this label at uSerenity, the upload behavior would adjust accordingly.

Nope, it won't. uSerenity loads settings at its start, so you would have to restart it to use new\changed settings.

"No report ..." means tracker won't see actual data

"No upload" (in Options menu at top) - means you won't upload files\file parts to other peers

**Moon** · 08.10.13, 05:56

Originally Posted by anon

"No upload" is a global setting, the label you use doesn't matter.

• So if "No upload" was a global setting, then what are labels good for? For fake uploads only?
• Do I need to use the settings manager at all in order to prevent uploads?

Originally Posted by anon

... you might see small amounts of uploading data. That's protocol traffic ...

• Is the display of protocol trafic necessary if nothing is being uploaded anyway?
• Can protocol traffic be separated from upload traffic at all?
• Would you know a reason for why some of my finished downloads have little uploads while others have none?

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Originally Posted by Owyn

Nope, it won't. uSerenity loads settings at its start, so you would have to restart it to use new\changed settings.

Ok, that makes sense.

By the way, do you think PeerBlock is any good in combination with userenity?

**Owyn** · 08.10.13, 10:57

By the way, do you think PeerBlock is any good in combination with userenity?

it makes same combination as PeerBlock + usual uTorrent

**anon** · 08.10.13, 20:00

Originally Posted by Moon

• So if "No upload" was a global setting, then what are labels good for? For fake uploads only?
• Do I need to use the settings manager at all in order to prevent uploads?

1. yes.
2. if you have no use for the fake upload functionality, then no. Once the "no upload" option is enabled in the settings manager, you wouldn't need to open it again. Only exception is if you're not using a portable install and forget to copy the CFG file with the settings after reinstalling Windows.

• Is the display of protocol trafic necessary if nothing is being uploaded anyway?
• Can protocol traffic be separated from upload traffic at all?
• Would you know a reason for why some of my finished downloads have little uploads while others have none?

These questions are better off asked to the uTorrent 2.x developers

do you think PeerBlock is any good in combination with userenity?

If you only need to block IPs for uTorrent, you can use the built-in support for ipfilter.dat blocklists. Otherwise, yes. PeerBlock is a good program.

**Moon** · 09.10.13, 00:47

@ Owyn & anon

Thank you very much for your help!

**anon** · 09.10.13, 03:28

You're very welcome. Feel free to click on the "Thanks" button under our posts.

**Sentry** · 13.10.13, 16:37

I'm having issue with Serenity still (albeit rarely) uploading data even with using the No Upload option.

See this picture:
http://puu.sh/4P20H.png

I am aware that the 2.7 kB/s is protocol traffic, but check the Uploaded column... lots of 0 B, even with completed torrents, but some of the torrents upload data, as in evidence in the screenshot.

Normally, it's just as with the selected torrent in the screenshot, the up speed is somewhere between 1-3% of the down speed (protocol), but occasionally, a torrent will upload with the maximum speed possible, but limited by my upload speed limit.

When this happens, I can check the Peers list of the torrent that is uploading, and it's only uploading to a single peer, and usually ones with 0% completed, and even after uploading more than 1% of the torrent size that peer is still at 0%, which is why I assume there is something funky going on (traps by the industry that somehow bypass the no upload?).

What I can do is block the individual peers, which seems to stop the issue for that torrent (although there are sometimes multiple peers per torrent that get upload), however the IPs involved are diverse (all over the world, not on any of the blocklists, with the exception of:
79.102.155.242: 079.102.000.000-079.102.255.255,110,[L3]Vodafone Sverige AB)
which is why I doubt it's something funky going on, and merely a glitch.

Well, I'd be glad for any info anyone has :)

**anon** · 13.10.13, 19:06

If you're using the fake upload feature, that will show up in the program as real upload. Otherwise, sounds like a bug.

**Sentry** · 13.10.13, 21:54

Originally Posted by anon

If you're using the fake upload feature, that will show up in the program as real upload. Otherwise, sounds like a bug.

I've double check, not enabled:
http://puu.sh/4Piow.png

Did you check the first screenshot? It's not all torrents...

Is there any way to find out if the data that is transferred is real or not?

The reason I use Serenity is because in my country downloading is legal, but uploading is not...

**WzT** · 24.11.13, 21:15

I have to change to other client today, here is why.
Unable to load "*": Invalid torrent file! <--> Torrent Piece Size (Page 1) / Bug Reports / µTorrent Community Forums

**kg27** · 27.11.13, 15:55

I am trying to have safe torrenting. I am using what I thought was protection, userenity. I got a new ISP, Comcast, and in the first week a Notice of Claim of Copyright Infringement. Any suggestions? Thanks.

**anon** · 27.11.13, 15:58

Originally Posted by kg27

I am trying to have safe torrenting. I am using what I thought was protection, userenity.

Please elaborate.

**kg27** · 27.11.13, 16:28

I trained my kids to use userenity so we do not get notices, like the one below, from our ISP. I even uninstalled utorrent on their PCs. I figured if userenity does not seed, report complete, or upload then we would be safe. I set all check marks on except the first "be seeder" in settings manager. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

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Notice of Action under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Abuse Incident Number: NA...
Report Date/Time: ...PST 2013
Dear Comcast High-Speed Internet Subscriber:
Comcast has received a notification by a copyright owner, or its authorized agent, reporting an alleged infringement of one or more copyrighted works made on or over Comcast's High-Speed Internet service (the 'Service'). The copyright owner has identified the Internet Protocol ('IP') address associated with your Service account at the time as the source of the infringing works. The works identified by the copyright owner in its notification are listed below. Comcast reminds you that use of the Service (or any part of the Service) in any manner that constitutes an infringement of any copyrighted work is a violation of Comcast's Acceptable Use Policy and may result in the suspension or termination of your Service account.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, you may direct them to Comcast in writing by sending a letter or e-mail to:
Comcast Customer Security Assurance
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
...
For more information regarding Comcast's copyright infringement policy, procedures, and contact information, please read our Acceptable Use Policy by clicking on the Terms of Service link at
Sincerely,
Comcast Customer Security Assurance
Copyright work(s) identified in the notification of claimed infringement:
Infringement Source: Torrent
Timestamp: 2013-...
Infringers IP Address: 50...
Infringers Port: .....
Listing of infringement(s) (Title/Filename/Timestamp/Hash): ...mp3
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