Which evil usages are you concerned about? I think it would be very useful for the public.
copyright holder bots
Ask HN: I've Built a DHT Torrent Sniffer and Search Engine. Should I Release?
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Re: Ask HN: I've Built a DHT Torrent Sniffer and Search Engine. Should I Release?
#12I imagine any bad actors who store IPs of torrent seeders have done so a long time ago already so your software will not do any harm that hasn't been done already.
Go for it and open-source it.
Re: Ask HN: I've Built a DHT Torrent Sniffer and Search Engine. Should I Release?
#13I mean, it already exists. [1] Always fun to see what my neighbors behind the same NAT download.
Re: Ask HN: I've Built a DHT Torrent Sniffer and Search Engine. Should I Release?
#14Let it rip. DHT has been around for so long now that whatever bad actors/evil use cases you're imagining have already happened. It sounds like a cool project, and I'd be interested to see it.
I accidentally read this as "Let it R.I.P."
I totally agree, unroll it!
While the file sharing is distributed, the centralised web-based indexing is still a game of whack-a-mole.
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Re: Ask HN: I've Built a DHT Torrent Sniffer and Search Engine. Should I Release?
#16I'll add to the chorus of people saying "yes, release it".
If you're worried about blowback as a result of "evil" uses / users, is there a way to release it (somewhat) anonymously, so it's difficult to be traced back to you?
Re: Ask HN: I've Built a DHT Torrent Sniffer and Search Engine. Should I Release?
#17Is it basically btdig.com ?
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Re: Ask HN: I've Built a DHT Torrent Sniffer and Search Engine. Should I Release?
#19Just AGPL it, I hear it's an effective ward against Alphabet.
Very good suggestion, considering the sniffer could be used by copyright claims lawyers.
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