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How does a private torrent tracker associate the downloader with my account? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi, I was wondering how they do this and if there is a way to "cheat" the amount of data you are downloading or seeding.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You have a unique "passkey" in the torrent that you download, and the tracker won't let you connect without it. I wouldn't try to cheat it, or you'll likely end up banned. Trackers have scripts to detect tampering.

[–] Lazz45 2 points 2 years ago

Not to mention its not a huge scene. If you get black-listed, you might have a hell of a time getting back in to decent trackers if the admins share info on known blacklisters

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