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A BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) communications protocol for file sharing. There are 2 parts to a BitTorrent. The first been the torrent tracker and the second been the torrent client application. | A BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) communications protocol for file sharing. There are 2 parts to a BitTorrent. The first been the torrent tracker and the second been the torrent client application. | ||
The Tracker is simply that. It tracks what client | The Tracker is simply that. It tracks what client applications are sharing what file. The client then connects to the tracker to find out where it has to connect to retrieve the required file. | ||
There are multiple trackers on the internet. You will need to choose what tracker to use. You can use multiple trackers. Usually the selection is already made for you. | There are multiple trackers on the internet. You will need to choose what tracker to use. You can use multiple trackers. Usually the selection is already made for you. When you select a BitTorrent to download the torrent file will have an embedded tracker to connect to. | ||
=== Naming Standards === | === Naming Standards === | ||
There is no | There is no official way of naming a torrent file that I could find but there is an acceptable naming convention that seems to be used. As torrent files can comprise of anything, I will use TV shows and Movies as an example. Both use the same naming standard. | ||
Torrents are named as follows. | Torrents are named as follows. | ||
Revision as of 02:20, 3 December 2007
Introduction
A BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) communications protocol for file sharing. There are 2 parts to a BitTorrent. The first been the torrent tracker and the second been the torrent client application.
The Tracker is simply that. It tracks what client applications are sharing what file. The client then connects to the tracker to find out where it has to connect to retrieve the required file.
There are multiple trackers on the internet. You will need to choose what tracker to use. You can use multiple trackers. Usually the selection is already made for you. When you select a BitTorrent to download the torrent file will have an embedded tracker to connect to.
Naming Standards
There is no official way of naming a torrent file that I could find but there is an acceptable naming convention that seems to be used. As torrent files can comprise of anything, I will use TV shows and Movies as an example. Both use the same naming standard.
Torrents are named as follows.
| TV Shows: | show.name.Sxx.Eyy.RipSource.AudioCodex.VideoCodec | ||
| Movies: | movie.title.year.Ripsource.AudioCodex.VideoCodec |
