TrackerInterface

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== Tracker Interface ==

Communication with trackers uses the HTRK magic number.

Client Request

Description	Size	Data
Magic number	4	'HTRK' (0x4854524B)
Version	2	1 (Old) or 2 (New)

Server List Record

Each server in the tracker's reply follows this format:

Description	Size	Note
IP address	4
IP port number	2	Server Base Port
Number of users	2
Name size/data	Var	1-byte size prefix
Description size/data	Var	1-byte size prefix