One of the most unique peer to peer file sharing networks, is one that breaks all the rules in file sharing protocols. The network is known as a friend to friend file sharing network in which two users will connect directly utilizing passwords and digital signatures to verify the connection before a file can be [...]

With the continuing advancement of the peer to peer file sharing protocols and clients, there was a new need for anonymity in the peer to peer networks. It is on these ideals that brought forth the third generation peer to peer file sharing protocols. The anonymous peer to peer networks! By default these new protocols [...]

In 2003, the latest peer to peer file sharing protocol was WASTE which had been developed by Justin Frankel who worked with Nullsoft. The name of the protocol was actually decided based on a novel that was written by Thomas Pynchon that was entitled The Crying of Lot 49, in which their was an acronym [...]