[tor-bugs] #6978 [Website]: Create Magnet links for download

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#6978: Create Magnet links for download
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 Reporter:  ioerror      |          Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:     
Component:  Website      |        Version:     
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Comment(by ioerror):

 Replying to [comment:5 rransom]:
 > Do magnet links work at all if no BitTorrent clients are already running
 for that BTIH and serving the torrent info dictionary?  (Without the info
 dictionary, a client would not know the torrent's piece size or be able to
 verify the contents of the downloaded file.)
 >

 I believe "work" in this case means it will simply keep trying to find
 something based on what was in the magnet link. I think if there is
 nothing there it will spin forever and when something shows up, it will
 notice and the file download will begin.

 > How do you expect BitTorrent clients to be able to download a file from
 a .onion address?

 Via Tor over HTTP. That is the point of the xs/as parameter. It also means
 that there is a .onion url in the .magnet link that a user could simply
 manually copy and download. It doesn't hurt to include it.

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