Re: minimal announce interval

>
> > It appears to me the libtorrent client won't abide by the announce
> interval
> > it gets from tracker response if it is shorter than 5 minutes. Is there a
> > way to make it support shorter announce interval?
> >
> Not really without changing the code. I guess it makes sense to make
> that configurable.
>
Great idea.

>
> Do you have a use case where a shorter announce interval makes any sense?
>
I use short announce in my own network, i.e., it is better if my
libtorrent-based client can announce in short period to my own tracker.

>
> The hard coded 5-minutes limit is a sanity check to not hammer
> misconfigured trackers too much.
>
I understand your concern of design. Making it configurable is a great
choice.
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