https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376761
Bug ID: 376761
Summary: A switch to disable retracker.local
Product: ktorrent
Version: 4.3.1
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: joris.guis...@gmail.com
Reporter: trufano...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Torrent trackers usually automatically add 'retracker.local' to a tracker list.
retracker.local is a popular host name for local tracker server. Currently only
a few small internet providers have own tracker servers in their WAN, so it may
be useless for user and generate unnecesary traffic. Even worse - provider can
set up such local tracker server but with only one purpose - spying on its
users activity.
My suggestion is to give KTorrent users a setting that allows them to disable
retracker.local in list of active trackers for all existing torrents and
automatically disable it for all new torrents. Currently I have to do this
manually each time I add a new torrent.
Best of all is to not just block retracker.local but block all tracker servers
from specified black list based on name templates. Or all except specified in a
white list. This could help to secure leakage of confidential info about
KTorrent users activity.
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