When I selectively download a torrent, it stops uploading

[noiradelic]

When I download a torrent and uncheck some files, I get a "the tracker returned an error" message (or something like that) on the interface once the download is completed, and then the torrent won't properly seed. It might upload a tiny bit, but then stops.

[radir]

Hi,

That is a message Transmission receives from the tracker. If it persists you might want to contact them.

Are you sure this is a server side issue?

Tracker is up [as somebody suggested it indicates a tracker down problem] and all the time I too do partial seed receive this message but not when using same tracker and full seed. On tracker's forum others reported the same.

Also as per tracker.c:

Code: Select all

    else if( 400 <= responseCode && responseCode <= 499 )
    {
        /* The request could not be understood by the server due to
         * malformed syntax. The client SHOULD NOT repeat the
         * request without modifications. */
        publishErrorMessageAndStop( t, _( "Tracker returned a 4xx message" ) );
        t->manualAnnounceAllowedAt = ~(time_t)0;
        t->reannounceAt = TR_TRACKER_STOPPED;

it seems a response for a communication/syntax problem. Question is this due to client or server? Using other client same tracker, same partial seed without error I would think it has an impression of client 'feature'. Not necessarily a bug though might "tracker stopped" be not the right answer as tracker is up. I am sure dev team has the reason for this code above may be i am not understanding the whole rational behind and this is the right behavior

Thanks.

ps. using Transmission 1.75 (9117) on FreeBSD 7.2. 1.76/1.77 has the same code.