<nettime> Post-napster resources

["nettime's_resource_allocator" <nettime@bbs.thing.net>]

Never mind napster, just another .com failure. The phenomenon it
helped to create, though, is likely to last. Here's why:


## Gnutella:
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Gnutella - http://gnutella.wego.com/

Surfy! Gnutella - http://www.surfy.com/page/nut.php3
A web-based front end to searching the Gnutella network.


Gnutella for Macintosh - http://gnutella-mac.n3.net/
Information site for Furi, a Java Gnutella client for the Macintosh and OS/2.

Mactella -  http://www.cxc.com/  
Mac Client for Gnuttela

Gnutellanet - http://www.zeropaid.com/gnutella/,
http://www.zeropaid.com/gnusearch
Zeropaid's "filesharing portal"


Gnu-World - http://www.surfacelayer.nu/gnuworld/basic.shtml
Links, downloads, message board and full explanations of Gnutella client
software features.

Gnutty - http://www.gnutty.co.uk/
A Gnutella news and information portal aimed at non-technical people as
well as programmers.

Beginners guide to Gnutella - http://music.zdnet.com/features/gnutella/
Five-step guide to using Gnutella client software.


## Other Systems:
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Freenet - http://freenet.sourceforge.net/
Anonymous, decentralized filesharing

CuteMX - http://www.cuteftp.com/products/cutemx/
Client to client media exchange program from the makers of CuteFTP.

FileFury - http://www.filefury.com/
Distributed file sharing with no central node.

FileSwap - http://www.fileswap.com/
Allows users to search for and share mp3, video, images and other files, as
well as chat and messaging features.

Freebase file sharing community - http://www.oreality.com/
Freebase allows users to share any type of file. Instant messaging and
Gnutella compatability is currently being added.

FreeNet - http://freenet.sourceforge.net/
Distributed system for semi-privately storing documents.

iMesh - http://www.imesh.com/
User-to-user exchange community.

Konspire -
http://www.csuglab.cornell.edu/Info/People/jcr13/HardenedCriminal/konspire/konsp
ire.html
A searchable, distributed file sharing system with resumable file transfers.

Scour Exchange - http://www.scour.net/Software/Scour_Media_Agent/
Napster-like for all formats


## Some perspective on the issues:
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Andy Oram:  Gnutella and Freenet Represent True Technological Innovation
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2000/05/12/magazine/gnutella.html

Andy Oram:  The Value of Gnutella and Freenet
http://www.webreview.com/pub/2000/05/12/platform/index.html



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