OpenNap for P2P File Sharing

January 04, 08 by sharky   3,696  views  

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OpenNap is a peer-to-peer (P2P) service server. It was created as an ‘open source‘ Napster server, extending the Napster protocol to allow sharing of any media type (instead of just *.mp3 files), and adds the ability to link servers together. Today, OpenNap is still used the same way - all shared files are kept on each client’s machine but searching and indexing must pass through a central server (known as a centralized server) or group of servers. This is in direct contrast to Limewire and other second or third generation P2P services that are decentralized (and are much more difficult to shut down).

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