Alternative methods for pausing a seed to reduce bandwidth

[molestrangler]

I would like the developers to consider new triggers to cause torrents to pause. The ability to set global limit (with a per torrent override) on the number of errors torrents will tolerate before they are paused. This could also be applied to trackers, so you have limits for poor trackers (new concept pausing a tracker).

When a specific torrent or tracker reaches a fixed number of different types of errors, either the specific torrent (as found in the 'Message Log') is paused or all the tracker paused.

Tracker error: "Tracker gave HTTP response code 0 (No Response)"
Tracker gave HTTP response code 0 (No Response)
Could not connect to tracker
Scrape error: Tracker gave HTTP response code 0 (No Response)
etc...

So in the 'Paused' group you would see paused torrents with a description what trigger cause them to pause, like;

Tracker gave HTTP response code 0 Global limit reached

or

Tracker gave HTTP response code 0 Torrent limit reached

This would go a little way in reducing traffic (very minor issue for most, but we all don't have a multi-megabit Internet connection) by pausing torrents and trackers that have a low chance of actually working, also reduce the CPU cycles on faulty torrents and trackers! I think some work is needed to better manage the bandwidth taken up by use use of Transmissionbt. I know by its very existence it is designed to make the best possible use of the available local bandwidth. But I am sure by giving the user better ways to reduce bandwidth waste will benefit everyone.

There also could be a training mode where the nominal error count is set for specific trackers and torrents over a set time period, so people can get an idea what is the normal for them.

I think pausing trackers is more a concern for those who use public trackers, ugh!

Your thoughts!

[blacke4dawn]

Don't really care as long as it's optional.

I have completed torrents by getting peers via DHT and local peer discover several times when trackers have been non available.