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> Also, is is possible to add v2 to existing torrents "retroactively"? Who would do that? You would need the file data to do that, so torrent indexing sites co
by the8472 6y ago
> Also, is is possible to add v2 to existing torrents "retroactively"? Who would do that?
You would need the file data to do that, so torrent indexing sites could not do it. And since you need the full data you could only do it after downloading at which point it doesn't add that much value.
> Or would this solely be for new torrents moving forwards?
Indeed. v2 offers a few nice improvements but not world-changing ones. So there's no pressure to upgrade existing torrents. They'll keep working as-is.
- niklasrde 6y agoCould a client that has all the files just advertise a v2 version via DHT, even though the actual torrent was only a v1?
- the8472 6y agoThe issue is that there would be no way for clients which are currently downloading the v1 torrent to verify that the v2 matches. You could only do that after you have the data, at which point you could compute it yourself.