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Napster and Gnutella Measurements

Posted by Hemos on from the measuring-the-impact dept.

belswick writes "UW has posted a paper titled "Measuring and Analyzing the Characteristics of Napster and Gnutella Hosts" at Washington in PDF form. Interesting reading for those who implement P2P software, with actual measurements, tools, and topologies. You 3l33t H4x0rz are ACM members, R1gh4?" You can get a cache of the PDF and view it online as well.

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  1. Re:Shame they didn't consider Freenet by skajake · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I have tried Freenet numerous times over the years, but every time it has proven to be dog slow. If they have implemented said alorithms, why is the performance still so bad?

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    ~ Maintainer of the Skajake Projects

  2. Reminds me of a quote... by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I have a friend who is a history major. He always says that History isn't history until everyone who was there has died.

    I'm starting to get the sense that Science really should stick with the timeless concept. 2 years is a blink of an eye when preparing a paper on particle physics, or mathematics. 2 years is at least 8 lifetimes on the internet. By the time you write about it, it's obsolete.

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    "Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
    --Dr.W.Edwards Deming