can i trust the magnet links from btdig

• Magnet links are a common alternative to traditional torrent files
• Torrent files don’t contain any data of the files you want to download
• Torrent files contain a list of torrent trackers that coordinate all the peers participating in the torrent
• Torrent files contain information about the files that are being shared, such as their names, sizes, and information needed to do integrity checks on the data
• Torrent files can contain extended information, such as a Distributed Hash Table (DHT)
• A magnet link is simply a string of text that contains a unique identifier, various parameters depending on the exact nature of the torrent, and a cryptographic hash of the torrent files
• A cryptographic hash is a mathematical algorithm applied to data that results in a short unique string that represents that data.
• A magnet link strips out only the essential information and does away with the rest of the torrent file
• The first big advantage of magnet links is that they are links and not files
• Any files downloaded from the internet come with the inherent risk malware, which does not apply to magnet links
• Magnet links are much easier to share
• Magnet links have a big advantage over the use of torrent trackers
• Using a magnet link is as simple as clicking the link on a web page
• If you have a magnet link-capable BitTorrent client installed, your web browser should prompt you to open the magnet link in your torrent client
• Magnet links based on a hash are incredibly robust
• As long as a single seeder remains online, anyone else with the magnet link can find them
• Magnet links will still work even if none of the original contributors are there, as long as the hash can be made from the torrent files again.

• btdig.com is a DHT crawler/indexer and does not use trackers.
• The DHT network is trackerless, and hence no trackers are involved.
• The only way to add torrents to the btdig.com indexer is to try seeding your own public torrent(s) in your torrent client with DHT enabled.
• With some luck, a DHT crawler will eventually find the torrent and index it in their search database.
• There are some other DHT indexer sites that also allow the option to add torrents to their database, such as bitsearch.to and solidtorrents.to.
• The sidebar post https://www.reddit.com/r/torrents/comments/qhj2lc/search_site_exclusively_for_torrents/ has mention of the same thing. It says that DHT crawler indexers like btdig.com essentially crawl the DHT network for downloadable content and their data is updated regularly.
• A user suggests in the comments section that one should try to enable DHT and PEX in their client and wait for the crawler bot to find the torrent.
• Some users recommend that one should upload the torrent to the PirateBay as it tends to get indexed automatically by several crawler bots.
• Another user points out that if the torrent file is not public, it will not be indexed by the DHT indexer.
• Some users suggest that one should keep seeding the torrent for a longer duration to increase the chances of it getting indexed by the bots.
• A user advises to always double-check the source of the torrent before downloading to avoid downloading malware or inauthentic content.
• One user points out that the DHT network is not as reliable as a private tracker network when it comes to maintaining the health and availability of the torrents.

• The website is a search engine for torrent content.
• Users can search for torrent files using keywords.
• The website provides filter options for users to narrow down their search results.
• Results can be sorted by relevance, size, files, date, and seeds.
• Users can view details of a torrent file, including its hash, size, files included, and number of seeds and peers.
• The website also lists related torrents that users may be interested in.
• There is a section on the website for “recent findings” which lists the newest torrents added to the database.
• The “about” section provides information on the website’s purpose and history.
• Users can change the language of the website by selecting an option in the top right corner.
• There is a “contacts” section where users can submit feedback or report issues.

• The thread is titled “Anyone knows what happened to BTDigg?”
• One user reports that the link they were using for BTDigg (btdig.com) now redirects to another site, and btdigg.org is down as well.
• Another user suggests using the TOR2Web proxy or TOR URL to access BTDigg.
• A user reports that the redirect seems to be based on an IP filtering system, with certain IPs being redirected and others not.
• Another user confirms this and states that they were able to access the site again after switching IPs.
• One user reports being redirected to archive.ph instead of BTDigg when they try to access the site from Canada.
• There is no clear answer or recommendation on whether the magnet links from BTDigg are trustworthy, as the discussion mainly focuses on accessing the site itself.
• One user expresses surprise at the existence of TOR2Web proxy and thanks the user who suggested it.
• Overall, the thread provides useful information on how to access BTDigg despite its recent issues with redirecting and being down.

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