Yes I had totally done that! It was just an always expanding list as they tried different extensions.

No issues now with a private tracker, ever.

GoControl GC-TBZ48, 6 years and running, not a single issue. ZWave.

It was actually from https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/c/OpenSignups if I remember correctly.

RarBG was the worst for .scr

I got away with using public indexers for years with very few issues. The occasional .lnk or .exe, but that was of no issue to my Linux Mint host other than having to manually mark the release as failed and find another.

Recently transitioned to a free private tracker after an invite and zero false positives since. Mostly downloading new releases for TV/Movies, often within hours of release.