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Is it possible to dump magnet-links and launch on another tracker?


Only if the torrent is marked public inside the torrent file itself.

The magnet link is derived from a hash of a portion of the torrent file which includes the public flag/setting - which controls whether DHT/similar "trackerless" methods can be used for transmitting.

Without the public flag set, a magnet link for that torret is pretty much useless to a torrent client since it won't be able to discover any other peers.

Setting it will change the hash / magnet link.


Even if it is, it's not possible to dump the community.




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