File sharing File sharing anoNet is a decentralized friend-to-friend network, similar to Freenet in intent though not design. anoNet works by making it difficult to learn the identities of others on the network allowing them to anonymously host content and IPv4 services. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anonet"
Anti-leech is a technique that specializes in protecting file downloads and stopping bandwidth leeching. If a user tries to download a file they will be redirected to a faulty file. It is quite popular you might say on download websites. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anti-leech"
Bandwidth hogs are otherwise legitimate users of a paid or free service who use so much bandwidth that it adversely affects other users or the company's ability to make a profit. This should not be confused with bandwidth theft, which is the unauthorized use of bandwidth, such as connecting to someone's network without permission. For example, a home or university Internet connection is usually meant for web surfing, moderate file downloading and gaming. If a person downloads a large number of songs or movies on a regular basis, bandwidth usage may reach unacceptable levels, perhaps 100 times that of an average user, causing the connection of nearby users to suffer and costing the company more money. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bandwidth hogging"
In December of 2003, the term Broadcatching was used by Steve Gillmor to describe the combination of RSS feeds and BitTorrent peer to peer file sharing as a method for subscribing to an ongoing series of media files from a website. The combination of these technologies allows a computer connected to the Internet to act like a digital video recorder (DVR) such as TiVo connected to cable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Broadcatching"
"The Chord project aims to build scalable, symmetric and robust distributed systems using peer-to-peer ideas. The basis for much of our work is the Chord distributed hash table lookup primitive. Chord is completely decentralized and can find data using only messages, where N is the number of nodes in the system. Chord's lookup mechanism is provably robust in the face of frequent node failures and re-joins." ...more on Wikipedia about "Chord project"
Credence is a distributed object reputation management scheme that counteracts content pollution in peer-to-peer filesharing systems. ...more on Wikipedia about "Credence (reputation management scheme)"
Dijjer is a peer-to-peer web cache. It is "pure" P2P because it relies on the computers of those using it, and is almost completely decentralized. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dijjer" http://www.shortopedia.com, there's no better way.
ed2k links are used by the eDonkey2000 family of P2P programs, such as eDonkey2000 itself, eMule, Hybrid, MLDonkey, and others. These links are primarily used to provide a unique identifier for file without referring to a specific location, like in FTP and HTTP links. This is done by using a hash function on the file to calculate its checksum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ed2k link"
eTomi (also 360share) is the name of two P2P applications and possibly a company. On the P2P scene it's frequently regarded as a scam. ...more on Wikipedia about "ETomi"
File sharing is the practice of making files available to other users for download over the Internet and smaller networks. Usually file sharing follows the peer-to-peer (P2P) model, where the files are stored on and served by personal computers of the users. Most people who engage in file sharing are also downloading files that other users share. Sometimes these two activities are linked together. P2P File sharing is distinct from file trading in that downloading files from a P2P network does not require uploading, although some networks either provide incentives for uploading such as credits or force the sharing of files being currently downloaded. ...more on Wikipedia about "File sharing"
(File sharing timeline) ** February, the first BBS ( CBBS) is born. ...more on Wikipedia about "File sharing timeline"
File-sharing programs are used to directly or indirectly transfer files from one computer to another over the Internet, over a smaller Intranet, or across simple networks usually following the peer-to-peer (P2P) model. Most of the programs are integrated in filesharing networks and obtain information ...more on Wikipedia about "File-sharing program"
Graham B. Spanier is president of The Pennsylvania State University that has 22 campus locations in Pennsylvania, succeeding Joab Thomas with his inaugural address on January 15, 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Graham Spanier"
In computer science, a hash list can mean any kind of list of hashes. Lists of hashes are used for many different purposes such as fast table lookup ( hash tables) and distributed databases ( distributed hash tables). This article is about the kind of hash lists that are used to guarantee data integrity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hash list"
In computer science, hash trees, also known as Merkle (hash) trees or Tiger tree hashes, are an extension of the simpler concept hash list, which in turn is an extension of the old concept of hashing, for instance, a file, by running it through a mathematical formula and producing a nearly unique, but much smaller, string to represent it. The same file can then be checked later, and if it doesn't produce the same string it must have been changed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hash tree"
iFolder is an open source application, developed by Novell, Inc., intended to allow cross-platform file sharing across computer networks. ...more on Wikipedia about "IFolder"
Inline linking, also known as hotlinking, is the placing of a linked object, ...more on Wikipedia about "Inline linking"
A magnet link is an internet hyperlink standard for the downloading of files. It is popularly used in peer-to-peer applications. It is a URN rather than a URL in that it doesn't specify the location of the resource, but rather specifies its content. Magnet links are useful in the sense that they allow you to link to a specific file without having to care for hosting of the file, or worrying about the link becoming invalid. ...more on Wikipedia about "Magnet link"
Peer Impact is the name of the legitimate file-sharing service created by Wurld Media, Inc. and launched in August 2005. Peer Impact is a platform for the secure sale and scalable distribution of copyright-protected digital media. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peer Impact"
The Pirate Party ( Swedish: Piratpartiet) is a newly started political party in Sweden. The party strives to abolish the rights of intellectual property and immaterial rights, including copyright, patent and the protection of design. The agenda also includes support for a strengthening of the right to privacy, both on the Internet and in everyday life. The party does not have an agenda for any other subjects and it is not possible to place the party anywhere on the left-right scale. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pirate Party"
In general a servent is a peer-to-peer network node, which has the functionalities of both a server and a client. This is a portmanteau derived from the terms server and client, and is a play on the word "servant". The setup is designed so that each node can upload, download, and usually also route network information, allowing for the creation and maintanance of ad-hoc networks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Servent"
ShareLive was a database of links for popular P2P networks, including EDonkey network, Gnutella, G2, MANOLITO (Blubster, Piolet) and BitTorrent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sharelive"
ShareReactor was a popular index site for files on the EDonkey network. ShareReactor did not host any files; instead, the links it contained were accessible through an EDonkey network client. The site was founded by Gowenna on August the 5th 2001 and was initially located at http://gowenna.da.ru which was only a shadow domain. The site was renamed ShareReactor in November 2001 on a decision of the founder to name it something that reflected the group effort. In January 2002 Gowenna died in a car accident. The site administration was continued by Christian Riesen (aka Simon Moon) who until then only did technical backgrounds and was also the host. Master of Files is arguably the most well-known of the early releasers among the users and was especially active in moderating the forums. When he left the site in late 2002, along with a few other releasers, many thought the site would decline soon after. Many of the most active releasers stayed on and new ones helped keep the site popular until its shutdown in early 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "ShareReactor"
Shawn "Napster" Fanning (born 1980 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA) developed Napster, the first popular peer-to-peer filesharing platform, in 1999. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shawn Fanning"
Slyck.com is a popular website dedicated to file sharing. It offers news, reviews, and opinion, and has very active user forums. The site tracks the latest versions of file sharing clients and file sharing network traffic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Slyck.com"
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