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Caching Torrent files in DNS

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday November 30, 2003 @04:51AM from the crazy-concepts dept.

bodin writes "This is a proof of concept version of BitTorrent where the torrent files are transported over DNS. This will of course bog down BIND servers all over the planet. Everyone should be thankful that the files are not sent over DNS."

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oh well by odyrithm · 2003-11-30 04:57 · Score: 0, Redundant

there goes the root servers.. :(

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1. Re:oh well by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-30 05:00 · Score: 0, Redundant
  
  ...again! ;)
Not necessarily evil by Webmonger · 2003-11-30 05:32 · Score: 0, Redundant

It's true that this would wreak havok with existing DNS servers. But others have been twisting DNS to their own purposes before this, and it's caused no harm.

DNS spam blacklists don't interfere with DNS, because they don't connect to the global DNS system. Hands up if you want to run a bittorrent DNS root server. Anyone? No one?