Free TorrentLeech Invites Through IRC: Confirmed

August 21, 2009 by sharky

This is news from a couple of days ago, yet comes with great skepticism from many in the private tracker community. Is TorrentLeech really handing out invites to anyone who asks? In a word, Yes. TorrentLeech is again offering invites - this time through their own IRC #invites channel (and currently continues to do so at last check). So, what’s the catch? Nothing at all. FSF confirmed this to be still working as early as one hour ago - and you won’t need to sign up to Travian or be a current member of FileList. Simply show up on their IRC #invites channel, and request an invite. Here’s how.

Update Aug. 24: “Invites channel is CLOSED. Whoever got invited, got invited. Have fun to the ones made it through, and play nice.”

TL Invites - A Quick Guide

• • Use an IRC client such as mIRC to connect to irc.torrentleech.org:7011, and enter the #invites channel.
• • Read the topic, but presently you’ll need to send a message/PM to _w00t_ (with your email address, preferably gmail) in order to request an invite, such as this example:
• /msg _w00t_ anistasia44@gmail.com
• • If it worked, you’ll be instantly kicked out of the channel, but there will be a message on your IRC server window, stating "You were kicked from #invites by… (Invite sent! Enjoy the site!)."
• • Now, go back into your email (gmail) account - you’ll see a new message from "TL Invitation". Open it, you’ll see a special signup URL, as well as an invitation code. Click on the URL and use the code to register. You’re in!

TL Invites - Extended IRC Guide

This is worth documenting even if only available for a short time. Hey, we’re here to help our readers, and also get some fellow friends into TL! For our readers who aren’t knowledgable with IRC, we’ll break it down into some simpler steps. Firstly you’ll require to download & install an IRC client, such as mIRC. For the rest of the tutorial, we’ll use mIRC for the example.

1. Run mIRC. When running for the first time, you’ll be presented with a "mIRC Options" window. Set up your user details in the "Connect" tab.

2. Click on the "Servers" tab and click "Add". (if this window isn’t open, just click on the hammer icon in mIRC to open up mIRC Options again).

3. After you click "Add" (shown above), a new window will appear. To simplify things, enter in "irc.torrentleech.org" for both fields in the "Add server" window. Be sure to enter the correct Port number of 7011 (see below). Click "Add" to finalize.

4. "irc.torrentleech.org" will be listed in your server list. Highlight it, and click "Select".

5. You’ll notice below that the Server: has changed to your desired IRC server. Next, click Connect.

6. A "Favorites" window should now pop up, asking for an IRC channel to connect to. Enter in this in the field - #invites - and then click "Join".

7. At last!! You’re in the TL #invites channel. Almost done… Next, send a message to _w00t_ with your email address in this format: /msg _w00t_ <your email address>, (without the brackets) as shown at the bottom of the screenshot below.

8. If you did things correctly, then you were abruptly kicked out of the #invites channel. However, your channel status window should then report "Invite sent, enjoy the site!":

9. It’s all gravy from here. If you used a gmail account (as recommended), check it for a new message from TL:

10. Click the Signup link, and use the supplied invitation code to signup.

More info…

• The #invites channel through TL’s web "chat" link is unaccessible, so it won’t work for you. You’ll need to use a real IRC client to gain access.

• TIP: If you’ve already applied for an invite, or possess a current account at TL (and are trying to apply for another one - perhaps for a friend using his/her email address); or you’ve previously been banned/disabled from TL -> signing up/reapplying again won’t help you. Dupe accounts = ban for both. Don’t try to cheat the system; using a different email address won’t hide you. You’ve been warned.

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