[DECtalk] dectalk archive

Sat May 24 03:48:27 EDT 2014

I'm checking out the archive now and loving it.  Thanks.

From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
[mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Fernandez
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 1:16 PM
To: DECtalk Discussions
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk archive

OK, I'll resend the original e-mail. This contains the folder secret and the
instructions for setting up.

Hi guys,

            I have some truly great news for the dectalk community; the
dectalk archive is coming back.

No, not like that. The website idea has always seemed like a bad idea to me;
I spent so long several years ago trying to figure out just where the heck
it was because it switched so often. Also, eventually somebody stops paying
the cost on the servers and the domain name. I didn't want that. So I
thought of a system that will keep the archive alive and well as long as
there are still people who want to hear its contents.

            I am using a program called BitTorent Sync that will allow all
of us to share the folder among our computers. We can easily acquire the
content from each other and will all maintain it.

By the way, I am wholeheartedly in support of sharing this folder as
publicly as possible, so if any of you maintain some sort of dectalk page,
you can place the folder secret there (with or without these instructions as
you decide) so other interested people can connect to the folder. This
should also make it easier for us to continue adding to the dectalk
creations we all know and love.

Advantages of this system include:

Before, if a lot of people downloaded the archive, the bandwidth costs would
increase and the speed would decrease. This isn't fun. Now, the more people
are involved, the faster is the download speed and the more stable is
everything.

Disadvantages:

You have to install the syncing program. I list this under disadvantages,
but it's really not that bad. Below are the instructions for obtaining and
installing BTSync and setting up the folder.

For those of you who already have BTSync and know how to use it, have at it.
The folder secret is

BFQETEL6FG4ERS3NAGHE2BXR6VMEWC7NH

For everyone else, see below.

You'll want to read all of this before you perform the steps and will
probably have to check back to the list on a few things.

1. First, if you use NVDA, you will want to install the BTSync add-on. This
makes the application more accessible. The link to this is

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11231100/BTSync.nvda-addon

Install it like you would any other add-on package. Feel free to e-mail me
with questions.

2. Then, you'll need the bitTorrent Sync program itself. You can download it
at

http://www.bittorrent.com/sync/downloads/complete/os/windows

3. The installation process is a little weird. You will get to a stage where
it will ask you if you have a secret. You will want to select the "No, I
don't" option here.

4. It will also ask you where you want to store your synced shares. I would
suggest you create a folder for these, something like "synced folders",
under which all of your content will go.

5. Using windows explorer, go into the folder that you created for syncs,
and create a folder in here called "dectalk archive" or whatever you would
like it called.

6. When you have finished the installation process, open BTSync. There will
be a list of folders, containing your folder.

7. Navigate around the BTSync window until you find the add folder button
and activate it (it only worked with the space bar when I tried).

8. In the "folder secret" box, paste the following line

BFQETEL6FG4ERS3NAGHE2BXR6VMEWC7NH

9. Navigate to the browse button and select your "dectalk archive" folder.

10. Press OK and close the window with alt+f4.

You're good to go. The content in the dectalk archive folder will begin to
download. You will also be sending this data to others on the folder.

I'll report back to the list later today or tomorrow to help people and see
how things have gone.

Carlos

On 5/21/2014 18:17, Ulysses Garcia wrote:

bgt5 Hi there, I don't think I have that link period can you resend it to
me?

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On 21 May 2014, at 14:58, Carlos Fernandez  <mailto:cf530a at gmail.com>
<cf530a at gmail.com> wrote:

To connect, you will need a computer that has an internet connection. Then,
you can install the bittorrent sync program (not the same as bittorrent
itself). There is a link in the original e-mail from Sunday. Let me know if
I can be of further assistance.

Carlos

On 5/19/2014 17:31, Ulysses Garcia wrote:
I'd like to join the folder, but the big problem is that my bit torrent is
out of date, and i'm not sure if I even have it on my desktop. Furthermore,
my desktop is not connected via the internet. This is quite a bummer since I
have a ot of stuff I created on my own that I would like to share.

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On 19 May 2014, at 15:26, Carlos Fernandez  <mailto:cf530a at gmail.com>
<cf530a at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi guys,

So far, there are four computers (including mine) connected to the folder.
This is good, as now the download speed for those who connect now will be
much higher than for those people who connected yesterday. I think we'll
keep the folder as it is for a few more days to allow more people to
connect, then I'll open it up for adding new stuff.

Carlos
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