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NAME

Apache2::ModBT::LeechNuker - mod_perl handler to shun leeches on a mod_bt BitTorrent Tracker


SYNOPSIS

        PerlModule Apache2::ModBT::LeechNuker
        <Location "/announce">
                <IfModule mod_perl.c>
                        PerlFixupHandler        Apache::ModBT::LeechNuker
                        PerlSetVar                      MinLeechTime            3600
                </IfModule>
        </Location>


DESCRIPTION

The Apache::ModBT::LeechNuker module is a basic example on how to manipulate the operations of a mod_bt BitTorrent tracker from mod_perl.

When run on an ``/announce'' request, this module will look up the peer making the request in the tracker's database. If the peer has not uploaded anything, and has been connected to the tracker for a certain amount of time (the default is 3600 seconds or 1 hour), has been downloading, and there are other peers that need his or her help, the peer's ``Shunned'' flag is set in the database.

A ``Shunned'' peer is never given any other peers when it makes /announce requests, and is never served to other peers, effectively blocking the peer from the network


SEE ALSO

the Apache2::ModBT manpage, the Net::BitTorrent::LibBTT manpage, http://www.crackerjack.net/mod_bt/, http://perl.apache.org/