[Air-L] Private BitTorrent trackers - history, analysis, knowledge?

I was wondering whether anyone on the list has written (or has read) anything about the history of BitTorrent as a technological artefact? I’m especially interested in private trackers. Which was the first one to be set up, I wonder? Thanking you in advance, Nik ____________ Nicholas John Department of Communication, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Tel: +972-54-7906073 @nicholasajohn https://sites.google.com/site/smarthuji/people/faculty/dr-nicholas-john