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Researchers Warn of Possible BitTorrent Meltdown
secmartin writes "Researchers at Delft University warn that large parts of the BitTorrent network might collapse if The Pirate Bay is forced to shut down. A large part of the available torrents use The Pirate Bay as tracker, and other available trackers will probably be overloaded if all traffic is shifted there. TPB is currently using eight servers for their trackers. According to the researchers, even trackerless torrents using the DHT protocol will face problems: 'One bug in a DHT sorting routine ensures that it can only "stumble upon success", meaning torrent downloads will not start in seconds or minutes if Pirate Bay goes down in flames.'"
Whenever Pirate Bay goes down, let's everyone agree that bittorrent is dead. Say it very loudly when around RIAA types and look morose, say it looks like we're going to have to pay top dollar for entertainment, pantomime getting out your wallets. And for xod's sake, don't mention any of the other torrent sites. *wink*
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
Will seed to 1:1
in my defense I would like to point out that:
1. I am wardriving this through a poorly encrypted WiFi connection that some guy or girl put up in their apartment.
I wonder if it's like my open wifi connection. I'm quite happy for people to come onto mine so I can have a damned good look through their computers. Depending on how bad I'm feeling, they might go away with an unexpected present...
I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. - Scott Adams
Did you just say "bull"? That's no kind of language for a distinguished web forum like Slashdot! You wash your mouth out with soap, young man!
(-1, Raw and Uncut is the only way to read)
I got invited to a private tracker the other day that expected everyone to keep a ratio of over 1:1.
It's nice to know some sites are so far up their own arse that they forget quite how bit-torrent works and fail at basic maths.
You're missing a zero in that ratio, I hope? That ratio is an order of magnitude off from BitTorrent sainthood.
I wouldn't worry about it: we've used the word "Belgium" on this distinguished web forum on many occasions.
I am officially gone from
HTTP is a protocal, not a network. But computers can form a network using http, its called the Internet. Bittorrent IS a network because it is computers networked together sharing information via the bittorrent protocol.
Nah, they just figure if you aren't cheating, you aren't trying.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/1476548/Swedens-jail-reforms-are-put-on-hold.html
Quote: Almost as soon as he was caught, Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president, asked to be allowed to serve out his time awaiting trial in a Swedish jail. "Prisons in Sweden seem to be more comfortable than in other places,"
Where will the bittorrent community ever find EIGHT servers... this is insurmountable.
The Pirate Bay - Too big to fail, government bailout proposed!
I still get a narrow story column and a ton of wasted whitespace.
Well if they used it, it wouldn't be whitespace, now would it?
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
But computers can form a network using http, its called the Internet.
Did you really just say that?
Finally, a simple, permanent solution to the piracy problem.
Nothing to see here, move along...
10. Google
11. Yahoo!
12. Micr.... never mind that one.
And what's the judge going to do if the bulk of the operation is outside his jurisdiction? Introduce you to the elemental pleasures of a 6x8 cell and a bunk mate named Lenny.
Oh my God! I had completely forgotten about the pain in the balls that was Kermit . . . . I had a client I used to have to upload stuff to using Kermit after the close of business. You'd do it the same every time, whether it'd work would seemingly depend on whether she was wearing a skirt or pants.