Distributed tracking BC, and Azureus

Azureus 2.3.0.0 has introduced distributed tracking, similar to what eXeem uses.

Originally Posted by Azureus what's new

Azureus now has a distributed, decentralised database that can be used to track decentralised torrents. This permits both "trackerless" torrents and the maintenance of swarms where the tracker has become unavailable or where the torrent was removed from the tracker.

I really hope this is worked into BitComet soon, and I personally think it is only a question of time. It is the next logical step for the BT protocol (given the current legal situation/confusion) and a necessary feature for all BT clients of tomorrow.

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On a similar note, with the "enhanced protocol" implemented into Azureus 2.3.0.0 peer chatting is possible. Azureus invites other clients to implement the simple chatting protocol for inter-client compatible
chatting:

Azureus now supports an enhanced inter-client messaging protocol, which is aimed at allowing plugins to use the connections created by Azureus to add functionality to the program. Other clients developers can see the specifications for this protocol at http://azureus.aelitis.com/wiki/index.p ... ngProtocol

This too is a nice feature, though not a critical one, but if chatting is implemented it would be beneficial if it was in a way compatible with other clients.