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WinMX began its life as an OpenNap client capable of connecting to several servers simultaneously. Frontcode Technologies later created a proprietary protocol, termed WinMX Peer Network Protocol (WPNP), which was used starting with WinMX 2 in May 2001. Frontcode Technologies had operated several peer cache servers to aid WPNP network operation.
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN) ... WinMX Peer Networking Protocol OurMX, WinMX, WinPY File transfer protocols used by only one application. Program
December – Peer-to-peer file sharing client WinMX 1.8 beta is released, providing users with another way to connect to Napster (later OpenNap) networks. [39] December – Bearshare was launched as a Gnutella-based peer-to-peer file sharing application.
Peer-to-peer file sharing is the distribution and sharing of digital media using peer-to-peer (P2P) networking technology. P2P file sharing allows users to access media files such as books, music, movies, and games using a P2P software program that searches for other connected computers on a P2P network to locate the desired content. [1]
WinMX: WinMX Peer Network (independent, now user-operated), OpenNAP, chatrooms supported No No Free Windows Proprietary: C++ Yes 2004 Official development has ceased due to RIAA coercion. Versions 3.53, 3.54 beta 4 and older are available from 3rd parties. Winny: Winny Yes No Free Windows Proprietary: C++ Yes 2003 WireShare: Gnutella ...
Kazaa Media Desktop (/ k ə ˈ z ɑː / ka-ZAH) [1] (once stylized as "KaZaA", but later usually written "Kazaa") was a peer-to-peer file sharing application using the FastTrack protocol licensed by Joltid Ltd. and operated as Kazaa by Sharman Networks.
OpenNap was an open-source Napster server, extending the Napster protocol to allow sharing of any media type, and adding the ability to link servers together. It became popular after the original Napster network was shut down in 2001, but was subject to similar pressures and its use soon declined.
Peer-to-peer web hosting is using peer-to-peer networking to distribute access to webpages. [1] This is differentiated from the client–server model which involves the distribution of web data between dedicated web servers and user-end client computers. Peer-to-peer web hosting may also take the form of P2P web caches and content delivery ...