On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, B3r3n wrote: > I would like to recall 99% of what peer to peer tools are sharing are > illegal copies.
yes, P2P tools are for the most part primarily used for distributing illegal "stuff". however... > We are sure this is not the case here, but I would not encourage people to > install BitTorent or similar P2P tools (eMule, mlDonkey, Kazaa, ...) on > their systems. this I disagree with, especially bittorent. bittorrent was designed with the idea of sharing very large files from sources like slashdot. they wanted to work around the problem os something like a linux ISO being released (yay, the latest slackware iso is online, download it here - kind of crap), without damaging the bandwidth of the originil site. the idea was, instead of linking to the iso, link to the .torrent, and then let the masses and masses of people downloading it, share the bandwidth, and release pressure from the originating site. it torrent handles this VERY well, and now on sites liek slashdot when iso's are released, they only link to .torrent's. I still use bit torrent primarily for downlading large files like this. there are plenty of valid, legitimate reasons to have p2p software's on a persons machine, the only thing I would careful of is these very same softwares typically install all sorts of adware/malwre/spyware, etc. the best thing to do is stay informed and use software that does not use these practices. p.s. oh dear god, my spelling and grammar is atrocious in this email, please forgive me, it's been a long long long day. ---- -- http://www.23.org/~chs/ -- AIM/AOL: bdsmchs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest." Mahatma Gandhi ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
