Absolutely yes. Even if it is not disguised executable.

It could contain an exploit which targets the video player you are opening it with.

There are even reported cases where Microsoft support used that tool to activate Windows Licenses when there are problems with the License of a customer.

https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts

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It had its quirks back when i used it so you are probably doing everything right and are just encountering bugs.

Left one click hosters behind a long time ago. Not worth the effort. Sad to not get german dubs but it is how it is.

I recommend https://pyload.net/ over jdownloader, but have not used it in years.

Posting more information like file sizes and the compose file would help.

Why would Microsoft be watching this person use their Linux machine for torrenting exactly? This entire thing reads like a paranoid fantasy.

I have not said that.

You were the guy who said that running a vpn on a linux machine is not enough to stop Microsoft from tracking you.

I am saying that a separate machine running Linux does the job preventing Microsoft to track/monitor your torrenting.

Also, if you’re not running VPN on your entire network at the gateway, running it on different machines like you’re describing isn’t stopping “Microsoft tracking”, whatever that is.

Not quite sure what you are implying but when i do understand OP correctly he only wants to hinder microsoft in tracking his bittorrent usage which this method is sufficient for.

Basically everything useful uses ffmpeg under the hood. So bash+ffmpeg is just fine. But tdarr exists too

VPN, in addition to masking your real IP, will also encrypt all of your Internet traffic, even from your ISP.

So does https. The only difference is that the ISP no longer can see which sites you are visiting. But now the VPN provider does.

What does that mean? Encryption is a means of making your data unreadable to everybody except those with permission to view it (you and the other person you’re talking to; servers in this case). Your ISP (otherwise known as your Internet Service Provider) is not your friend. They will turn your Internet traffic data over if asked.

Nope. Everyone who has the key can read the data. But usually only parties with permission do have it. Also no one is saving all the traffic data. Only metadata usually. And that is true for the VPN provider mostly too. They also have to turn over the data if they want to operate in the given country. The key is either using a VPN who claims (you as a user cannot verify it) to have zero logging or a very short log retention. Or to use a VPN provider outside your countries jurisdiction.

I also did not get a reply on services that were supposed to be open for signups.

This thread is about german private trackers. For everything else I’m served.

That’s great that ppl are saying it is easy. The upvotes on my posts say otherwise AND i have not heard back from any of those i applied or registered for. So I cannot seed when i am not getting an account to begin with.

As i said. That is not the problem. The problem is applying for the possibility to get into a shitty private tracker where you have to invest time to get a better reputation to get into a good private tracker.

And i still have not heard back from the 2 I have registered/applied for.

Oh dear, i am not complaining about the server side of things.

If you want to get into X but only Y has open registrations, visit Y, seed and/or leech and you’ll build up reputation. That’ll make it easier to get into the next tracker. It’s not done within a day but you can get into each tracker within a couple of weeks.

Sounds like a second job. Hard pass.

Also there is currently just one open registration in the posted link. And i am waiting now for 3 days for the return E-Mail.

Basically all closed and invite only. Since asking for an invite is bad practice, you have no chance in getting into any of those if you are not already in or have friends who are already in.

Tbh, i understand the argument (somewhat). The media is bound to a CD so normal use would be to just read from the CD. Digitizing it to a digital file is another step. An ebook is a digital file to begin with. You must actively break the law where you just need to forget the empty your trashbin with the digital ebook.

There is also this huge deal with for example Windows Licenses. You are not allowed to resell Windows Licenses you no longer need, except when they are printed on (for example) a Laptop to begin with, then you can sell the device with the Licence.

For the current law interpretation it is really important if the digital good is somewhat bound to a real object (CD or comes printed out) or if it just digital.

Iirc there was an online ebook market in the Netherlands where you could resell your ebooks. This was deemed illegal because there is no way to guarantee the seller has deleted his own copy after it was sold.

The NAS will most likely outlive the software support and by far the HDDs you are putting in them.