Bug 376761 - A switch to disable retracker.local
Summary: A switch to disable retracker.local
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: ktorrent
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 4.3.1
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Joris Guisson
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Reported: 2017-02-21 13:46 UTC by Alexander Trufanov
Modified: 2022-05-25 10:59 UTC (History)
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Description Alexander Trufanov 2017-02-21 13:46:08 UTC
Torrent trackers usually automatically add 'retracker.local' to a tracker list.
retracker.local is a popular host name for local tracker server. Currently only a few small internet providers have own tracker servers in their WAN, so it may be useless for user and generate unnecesary traffic. Even worse - provider can set up such local tracker server but with only one purpose - spying on its users activity.

My suggestion is to give KTorrent users a setting that allows them to disable retracker.local in list of active trackers for all existing torrents and automatically disable it for all new torrents. Currently I have to do this manually each time I add a new torrent.
Best of all is to not just block retracker.local but block all tracker servers from specified black list based on name templates. Or all except specified in a white list. This could help to secure leakage of confidential info about KTorrent users activity.