Re: [libtorrent] bittorrent extensions: metadata and smart ban

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Quoting Dario Turchetto <dar...@gm...>:

> Hi everybody, I'm writing a bittorrent client in java and right now
> I'm trying to implement some common extensions. I've read the
> libtorrent library source code, but I can't understand c/c++ very
> well, so here's the question: can somebody explain to me (even
> briefly) how the extensions "metadata transfer" and "smart ban" work?
> I have a vague idea about how they work, but I need to be sure about
> it. If you have a document or a link to a page that answers my
> question, that would be great, too.

Only the metadata extension involves extension messages to other peers.

http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0009.html

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Arvid Norberg