Re: Azureus and the TCP port 6881

Debian-user wrote:
>> 1) Don't use port 6881. Pick something random in the 49152-65535 range.
>
> What's wrong with using port 6881?

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Not using 6881 makes it easier for the network to survive, because ISPs have
started blocking common p2p ports. If we shift to the upper, unassigned range
(49152-65535) they can't really block those without hurting other things (some
implementations of passive FTP, for example). It also makes p2p traffic more
difficult to track (though still relatively simple).

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