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I would guess that they do it similarly to private trackers. Each user gets a unique and secret ID which is transmitted when announcing. The tracker then decide
by hnha 12y ago
I would guess that they do it similarly to private trackers. Each user gets a unique and secret ID which is transmitted when announcing. The tracker then decides if the user is allowed to get the swarm details.
- scott_karana 12y agoYup. I suspect it's exactly this, branded and hosted by Bittorrent Inc as a paid product.
- aidos 12y agoDoes that have the same benefits in terms of distributing the sources? I just purchased the new Thom Yorke album [0] via a bundle and it felt like a regular torrent. Very quick to download etc. [0] https://bundles.bittorrent.com/bundles/d0b4beba8efc4b46f6dba119b511a5b2d5cabc96168c0dc097ee9d514059ab63 https://bundles.bittorrent.com/bundles/d0b4beba8efc4b46f6dba...
- spindritf 12y agoSee what kind of announce URL is included in the .torrent. Is it just udp://tracker.publicbt.com:80/announce or does it include information that could be used to identify you, like http://tracker.bittorrentbundle.net:3000/3pr4s5y7l9nh0mdwcqyh3a9k6n7d0kta/announce Other than tracker identifying you, seeding and downloading works the same in both cases.
- jc4p 12y agoJust anyone else is wondering, it's: http://tracker.bundles.bittorrent.com/tracker/{a whole lot of hex}