That’s correct. The fastest way to get into the swarm is irc announcements, faster than going on the site or RSS. For most places, it is best to do 10 minute RSS intervals so you don’t get banned.
Really only applies to private trackers though, I can think of any publics that even have irc.
If you host the file somewhere and dm me a link then I might mess with it in the next day, I’ve got time to kill.