Don't add files to the DHT if a hash could not be found for them.

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-Files for which a hash cannot be found should not be added to the DHT.
+Use python-debian for parsing RFC 822 files.

 
 

-If the hash can't found, it stands to reason that other peers will not 
-be able to find the hash either. So adding those files to the DHT will 
-just clutter it with useless information. Examples include Release.gpg, 
-Release, Translation-de.bz2, and Contents.gz.
+There are already routines for parsing these files, so there is no need 
+to write more. In the AptPackages, change the Release file parsing to 
+use the python-debian routines.

 
 
 Packages.diff files need to be considered.
 
 
 Packages.diff files need to be considered.


@@ -15,16 +14,6 @@ distributions. They need to either be ignored, or dealt with properly by
 adding them to the tracking done by the AptPackages module.
 
 
 adding them to the tracking done by the AptPackages module.
 
 

-Change file identifier from path to hash.
-
-Some files can change without changing the path, since the file was 
-added to the DHT by the peer. Examples are Release, Packages.gz, and 
-Sources.bz2. This would cause problems when requesting these files by 
-path. Instead, share the files by hash, then the request would be for 
-http://127.3.45.9:9977/~<urlencodedHash>, and it would always work. This 
-will require a database lookup for every request.
-
-

 PeerManager needs to download large files from multiple peers.
 
 The PeerManager currently chooses a peer at random from the list of 
 PeerManager needs to download large files from multiple peers.
 
 The PeerManager currently chooses a peer at random from the list of