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  1. Re:So that explains the deterioration by Bunji+X · · Score: 2, Informative · on Kazaa Loses P2P Crown To Edonkey

    Filetopia

    It's the application I was thinking of. It seems to be operated by a company and not released as open source. It uses "bouncers", which I read as proxys for privacy. It also has encryption and compression built in. Looks pretty nice at a glance, but I guess it still would have the mentioned speed problems, if you value your privacy. And the privacy is, afaict, dependent of who is running the proxy/bouncer you are using.

    Not quite the holy grail yet, but...

  2. Next-gen P2P System or a Rip-Off of BitTorrent? by kc_cyrus · · Score: 1 · on Next-gen Copyright-aware P2P System Whitepaper
    Are they claiming that with adding SSL and Digital Signatures to a rip-off version of BitTorrent, you can actually get a 'Net-Gen' P2P systems?

    If that is the case, FileTopia and BitTorrent itself are the first 'Next-Gen' P2P Systems! Because They both support strong EC ciphering and there are lots of options already presented for further development of BitTorrent as a secure P2P system, for use it either as a public or a private system

    Many times we wasted our times on what is called "Paralleled Projects". Developers scattering around in different projects that ultimately all deliver one thing. Once again, Why not just work together and instead of spending 4-5 years here on this project, just try to participate in BitTorrent project and contribute as much as you like.

  3. alternative encrypted p2p software by mcryptic · · Score: 1 · on MUTE: Simple, Private File Sharing

    filetopia has been around for quite some time, they also have a larger user base. They don't use "hops" by default but it is an option.

  4. Re:Filetopia? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Cringely Tries Snapster 2.0

    Yeah... because you didn't make the link clickable. http://www.filetopia.org/

  5. Filetopia has had IP-stealthing for a while by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting · on New Kazaa Lite Protects Identity

    No Linux version, but no spyware either: Filetopia.

  6. Filetopia by spud_gunner · · Score: 1 · on New Kazaa Lite Protects Identity
    I wondered how long before encrypted filesharing became popular. The RIAA's action recently finally started to push people in that direction. A while back I looked around for encypted/private filesharing programs, and it seems to me that Filetopia is the best developed encypted/private filesharing out there. Although the service is client/server based, the server is outside the US and unreachable by legal actions from the US. the two downsides are:
    • it (currently) has a relitivly small user base - with a total share size something like 7,000Gb last i remember compared to Kazaa's 900,000Gb. (correct me if I'm wrong)
    • It only runs under windows - no Linux or mac version :-(
    Thats my new alternative for K-Lite and gnutella

    -spud_gunner
  7. Re:my parents are spooked... by Snaller · · Score: 1 · on Filesharing Up 10% After RIAA Threatens Users

    But you told them they had nothing to worry about and that you always use Filetopia when file sharing with others?

  8. Perhaps Time to Use Filetopia? by penguin_dance · · Score: 2, Informative · on How The DMCA Is Enforced
    I never understood why Filetopia didn't rise to the top of downloaders. It reminded me of the now defunct Scour, but it has privacy checks and encryption. It's only drawback it it doesn't have as many users. I suspect this is more out of the fact that they just didn't promote it enough because it worked very well.

    It's primarily for Windows, but can also be run with WINE.

  9. Perhaps Time to Use Filetopia? by penguin_dance · · Score: 2, Informative · on How The DMCA Is Enforced
    I never understood why Filetopia didn't rise to the top of downloaders. It reminded me of the now defunct Scour, but it has privacy checks and encryption. It's only drawback it it doesn't have as many users. I suspect this is more out of the fact that they just didn't promote it enough because it worked very well.

    It's primarily for Windows, but can also be run with WINE.

  10. Same for FileTopia? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on RIAA to Sue You Now

    Doesn't FileTopia use some encryption to prevent the man from snooping?