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Netprog 2002
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HTTP
Gnutella
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Peer-to-peer indexing and searching
service.
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Peer-to-peer point-to-point file
downloading using HTTP.
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A gnutella node needs a server (or a set
of servers) to “start-up”…
gnutellahosts.com provides a service
with reliable initial connection points
But introduces a new single point of failure!