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That's the way BitTorrent is supposed to work, by definition. If it didn't, the client would soon be banned for leeching.
If you don't want this to happen, don't run BitTorrent.
Calling this a "bug" is like complaining that your email program sends mail, or that your web browser downloads web pages.
"I had no idea that firefox extensions could spawn processes."
A Firefox extension can do just about anything that any other program can do. It can contain arbitrary C++ XPCOM components. Be careful out there.
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That's the way BitTorrent is supposed to work, by definition. If it didn't, the client would soon be banned for leeching.
If you don't want this to happen, don't run BitTorrent.
Calling this a "bug" is like complaining that your email program sends mail, or that your web browser downloads web pages.
"I had no idea that firefox extensions could spawn processes."
A Firefox extension can do just about anything that any other program can do. It can contain arbitrary C++ XPCOM components. Be careful out there.