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Old Jul 21st, 2006, 10:01 PM   #1
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Get Safari to "Open" Files Rather then Save them?

Is this possible for such files as torrents?
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Old Jul 22nd, 2006, 10:05 AM   #2
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You have to save something before you can open it. Safari can be set to open safe files after you download them, but torrents are not considered safe files. Personally, I would never use a feature that would automatically open anything that I download, but I guess for some it could be a useful feature.

I have not done it, but I am sure you can do what you are wanting easily using automator.
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Old Jul 22nd, 2006, 02:51 PM   #3
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Anyway, personally, when I open a torrent file it opens azureus and it dosen't even add the torrent file as I have to drag and drop it. So if you're using azureus I don't see the point of having this feature.
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Old Jul 22nd, 2006, 04:45 PM   #4
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I am using Acquisition for my torrents and p2p. Purchased it the other day.
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Old Jul 22nd, 2006, 05:18 PM   #5
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I am using Acquisition for my torrents and p2p. Purchased it the other day.
I love the irony.
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Old Jul 22nd, 2006, 06:02 PM   #6
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I don't use torrents to pirate-merely its an awsome way to exchange files amongst my peers(work files, pictures ETC) Sends alot faster then iChat or Adium.
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i realize this post is rather old but here's a link i found for future people who search this thread.

How to automatically open .torrent and other files in Safari. : Manuel Studer
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Old Jan 27th, 2009, 02:58 PM   #8
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I wouldn't recommend Azereus - it's not native, and it tends to hog up a lot of resources. Use something light and Mac-ified such as Transmission (what I use, it's fantastic) or Utorrent, which recently was released for Mac.

Just an FYI.
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I wouldn't recommend Azereus - it's not native, and it tends to hog up a lot of resources. Use something light and Mac-ified such as Transmission (what I use, it's fantastic) or Utorrent, which recently was released for Mac.

Just an FYI.
hey thanks for the info about uTorrent, i didn't realize they had a native mac version, and it supports encryption according to the FAQ (though the v # seems to be specific to the windows app so i'll see). encryption is the main reason i use azureus. this looks amazing, i'll give it a shot. i didn't like utorrent on my windows machine about three years ago, but this looks like a native app and not a port and it looks like a much nicer experience than vuze/azureus with their cumbersome interface. thanks mrs. mime.

i don't recommend using transmission. it's not as fast as vuze and it's not encrypted. it is pretty though.
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No prob! I used uTorrent myself back when I had a PC, but I'm not going to spring for it yet as apparently it's still in it's buggy beta stage. I've tried Azereus but just didn't like it. So even though it's not that fast, I'm going to stick with Transmission until uTorrent is ready.
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