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==Firstly, are Block Lists worth the trouble?==
==Firstly, are Block Lists worth the trouble?== <!--T:1-->


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This is a highly informative article written by a professional in the IT Security industry. Unfortunately, the full article is no longer available.
This is a highly informative article written by a professional in the IT Security industry. Unfortunately, the full article is no longer available.
This is a small part of the start of his article, just to get you going:
This is a small part of the start of his article, just to get you going:


  IP Block Lists Myths Misconceptions
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IP Block Lists Myths Misconceptions
   
   
  Written by Moore
  Written by Moore
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  discussing the use of a blocklist.
  discussing the use of a blocklist.


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Taken from: <nowiki>http://blocklistpro.com/guides/ip-block-lists-myths-misconceptions/all-pages.html</nowiki> (No longer available)
Taken from: <nowiki>http://blocklistpro.com/guides/ip-block-lists-myths-misconceptions/all-pages.html</nowiki> (No longer available)




==Finding a Block List==
==Finding a Block List== <!--T:5-->


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The most time consuming problem was finding a block list for Deluge to import.
The most time consuming problem was finding a block list for Deluge to import.


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If you want to use a Block list with Deluge, open the Preferences panel, where you will find a Plugins option, a long way down the list on the left hand side; select it, then in the Plugins pane select (tick) the built in Block list plugin.
If you want to use a Block list with Deluge, open the Preferences panel, where you will find a Plugins option, a long way down the list on the left hand side; select it, then in the Plugins pane select (tick) the built in Block list plugin.


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One source for a block list is the one that eMule uses. It can be found at [http://hostex.de/1316700423 http://hostex.de/1316700423].
One source for a block list is the one that eMule uses. It can be found at [http://hostex.de/1316700423 http://hostex.de/1316700423].


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The added bonus is that you can use eMule block list in other torrent clients. It has also been tested in qbittorrent.
The added bonus is that you can use eMule block list in other torrent clients. It has also been tested in qbittorrent.


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Another option for a block list can be found at [http://john.bitsurge.net/public/biglist.p2p.gz http://john.bitsurge.net/public/biglist.p2p.gz].
Another option for a block list can be found at [http://john.bitsurge.net/public/biglist.p2p.gz http://john.bitsurge.net/public/biglist.p2p.gz].


==Block List installation==
==Block List installation== <!--T:11-->




===The Quick Way===
===The Quick Way=== <!--T:12-->




====For Deluge====
====For Deluge==== <!--T:13-->


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Here is the installation path for the unzipped contents after unzipping the file & calling it ''ipfilter.dat'' :
Here is the installation path for the unzipped contents after unzipping the file & calling it ''ipfilter.dat'' :


  ~/.config/deluge/plugins/ipfilter.dat
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~/.config/deluge/plugins/ipfilter.dat




====For qBittorrent====
====For qBittorrent==== <!--T:16-->


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Here is the installation path for the unzipped contents:
Here is the installation path for the unzipped contents:


  ~/.config/qBittorrent/ipfilter.dat
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~/.config/qBittorrent/ipfilter.dat




===The Slower Way for Deluge===
===The Slower Way for Deluge=== <!--T:19-->


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The Deluge blocklist plugin can be found at [https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Plugins/Blocklist https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Plugins/Blocklist].
The Deluge blocklist plugin can be found at [https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Plugins/Blocklist https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Plugins/Blocklist].


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Which means, whilst still in the Plugins pane of the Deluge Preferences, select the Install Plugin button & then navigate with the file requester to where you have the eMule ipfilter.dat & then type the path to it in the location field (it opens up once you start navigating in the file requester), using the following format:
Which means, whilst still in the Plugins pane of the Deluge Preferences, select the Install Plugin button & then navigate with the file requester to where you have the eMule ipfilter.dat & then type the path to it in the location field (it opens up once you start navigating in the file requester), using the following format:


  file:///home/<username>/<path.to.file>/ipfilter.dat
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file:///home/<username>/<path.to.file>/ipfilter.dat


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After that it may be a good idea to restart Deluge to initialise the block list.
After that it may be a good idea to restart Deluge to initialise the block list.


=See Also=
=See Also= <!--T:24-->


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[https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/wiki-block-lists-for-deluge-qbittorrent/17650 Archived Forum Topic] for comments on this article
[https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/wiki-block-lists-for-deluge-qbittorrent/17650 Archived Forum Topic] for comments on this article
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