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How the BitTorrent protocol works

Transmits to it its address and the hash sum of the files it wants to download. In response, the tracker sends the client the addresses of other PCs that distribute the desired files. Then the tracker periodically sends the client new addresses of the downloading PCs if they appear in the network.

The Pirate Bay is the world’s largest BitTorrent indexer and directory for finding .torrent files. ThePirateBay.org was the 122nd most visited site in the Alexa ranking.