RE: Questions from content distributor POV

 
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Actually, I found out recently on the filesoup forums at
http://www.filesoup.com/forum/index.php that there is a
full-functionality PHP based BT client available that could be used
in a configuation such as yours for permanent seeding of a torrent.

Inter-tracker clustering is quite viable for load-balancing torrents
across multiple trackers. There are current implementations of
trackers with clustering support already available and multiplatform.

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From: John Reuning [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [BitTorrent] Questions from content distributor POV



I'm working on a project to develop web application software to
facilitate content distribution via bittorrent.  There have been
several
discussions on the list regarding this problem, with several
solutions. 
The goal is to integrate a bittorrent tracker and a large-scale
search &
browse system.

Here's the project site, which includes rough documentation and
somewhat-working code in phpdocumentor output:

http://osprey.ibiblio.org

>From a content distributor's outlook, BT is well-suited for large
>files 
such as cd/dvd images or bundled files.  My two main problems to
solve
are 1) helping people find what's available and 2) permanently
seeding
content into bittorrent.  Bittorrent is wonderful, but most tracker
software isn't designed like a catalog system.  Also, when seeds go
away, content becomes unavailable.  I'd like to make available a few
TB
of data.

So, on to my questions:

- - The web seed feature is interesting for permanent seeding, but not
all
clients support it.  How feasible is a portal application whose
contact
information could be given by the tracker to clients if no complete
copies of the content exist among the peers?

- - How useful would inter-tracker peer sharing be for creating
bittorrent
tracker clusters for enormous swarms?  Some have said that client
communication with 30-100 peers is best.  But if the tracker had
access
to several thousand peers for a torrent, could it better allocate a
seed/leecher combination to the clients?

Many thanks,

- -John R.



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