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Using ‘C4C Firefox Extension’ to find Open Torrent Sites

April 04, 08 by sharky   2,846  views  

The ‘Check4Change’ (aka…C4C) Firefox Extension is yet another method to find private BitTorrent sites that are open to new signups.

Advantages: C4C can work with text on signup pages that are manually loaded into the browser that ‘Open Registrations Checker’ can’t access.

Disadvantages: The browser (or tab) cannot be closed, or else the service stops running on it.

How It Works

C4C checks a loaded Firefox webpage (or tab) for any information that may have changed on the page. It works like this: Highlighted text is monitored by Check4Change, and any changes to it are then reported back to you. Pages/tabs are reloaded at chosen time intervals - if C4C notices any changes to the selected text, a notification message will appear in the taskbar.

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