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minus-squaremajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoWhat’s the benefit of using a Private tracker? If you have a VPN shouldn’t that cover you?
minus-squareNateSwift@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 year agoPrivate trackers often have rules requiring seeding that keeps all/most of the torrents with a healthier seeding pool. So faster downloads and less dead torrents. Sometimes greater variety
minus-squarejellyfinandchill@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 year agoPrivate trackers have seeding policies in place that mandate or incentivize keeping torrents alive for extended periods of time. As a result, you see fewer dead torrents and much faster download speeds.
What’s the benefit of using a Private tracker? If you have a VPN shouldn’t that cover you?
Private trackers often have rules requiring seeding that keeps all/most of the torrents with a healthier seeding pool.
So faster downloads and less dead torrents. Sometimes greater variety
Private trackers have seeding policies in place that mandate or incentivize keeping torrents alive for extended periods of time. As a result, you see fewer dead torrents and much faster download speeds.
Curation and moderation