Why do some peers have unusual client names
Why do some peers have unusual client names
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Why do some peers have unusual client names in qbittorrent
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It’s because some chars aren’t decoded properly. & should be rendered as just &. Hinting that more than this is not properly rendered
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edit: my client renders it as the actual character, even though it's in a code block.
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Maybe they're not PC users and maybe those are servers??....
8 0 ReplyLooks like a bug. But as long as they upload legitimate files, I don't see the problem.
8 0 ReplyHaven't noticed this in Tixati. I've only noticed better d/l speeds since I switched over.
4 0 Reply+1 for Tixati :)
3 0 ReplyIs Tixati open source
3 0 ReplyTixati isn't whitelisted on pretty much any private tracker because of how easy it makes spoofing other clients.
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