Ok. So the "hidden service" is not intended to be anonymous then? Just as a check to ensure that the user knows they are on Tor? Because, in order to be the first seed, you will generally leak your IP. If not, what steps have you taken to make sure the first seeder (the host of this service) are anonymous?
Yes, but that's how Tor would work even if he wasn't using hidden services. The point of a hidden service is to give anonymity to the server as well as the client. But in this case, his server isn't getting anonymity because it is simple to locate.
What is the point in using a Tor hidden service then? If the point is to give anonymity only to the originator of the file, then they can already do that by connecting to your service using Tor, but not via a hidden service... By using a hidden service you're just doubling the number of Tor nodes that have to transfer the file initially from 3 to 6... The point of a hidden service is to provide anonymity for both parties.
