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MUTE: Simple, Private File Sharing

Posted by michael on from the freshmeat dept.

oohp writes "MUTE is a new file sharing network that provides easy search and download functionality while protecting your privacy. It does this by routing all messages through a network of neighbour connections, using virtual addresses and encrypting all the traffic (using RSA for public/private keys and AES for the actual encryption). MUTE's routing mechanism is inspired by ant behaviour. The program is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X."

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  1. Ants? by mopslik · · Score: 5, Funny

    MUTE's routing mechanism is inspired by ant behaviour.

    Rumour has it that the RIAA is secretly developing software that emulates a giant maginfying glass...

    1. Re:Ants? by Dreadlord · · Score: 5, Funny

      actually, I heard that they ditched the maginfying glass project and went directly to a giant anteater...

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    2. Re:Ants? by happyfrogcow · · Score: 3, Funny

      Magnifying glasses and Ant-eaters are all too proactive. They should just use a honeypot and let the ants come to them, letting them get stuck in a gooey sweet heaven.

  2. And you get your subpoena... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    ...with the text scattered through 100 different letters.

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  3. Kids! Tell your folks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    CDs from RIAA labels : "What a crappy present!"

  4. Sounds like mixmaster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    sounds like the old anon email software mixmaster.

    Why did anonymous email die, anyway?

  5. Really good nam...! by twoslice · · Score: 3, Funny

    MUTE - a song sharing system for deaf people...

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  6. We're Still Going to Get You by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear File-Swapping Pricks,

    You may try to avoid us as much as you like. However, we have other means to discover who you are and sue you into oblivion. We have already employed Miss Cleo and we are willing to unleash her fury whenever we want to! Yes, Yes! Oh god, yes! You cannot hide from Miss Cleo when she picks your name randomly from a phone book.

    We are also aware that there is a great deal of high-speed file sharing going on at your "LAN Parties". We will begin to infiltrate your so-called "LAN Parties", so that you cannot hide from us even from there! So, please ignore the balding lawyer taking pictures of your computer screens.

    FEAR US!

    The RIAA grows stronger by the day. No longer do we just sue people about music, but we have teamed up with SCO to protect their copyrighted information as well. Today, we are officially launching lawsuits against all those that dare share Linux Distros through Bit-Torrent, at "LAN Parties" or over any other sharing method!

    We will continue to sue you until you learn that you cannot live without buying every CD that comes out, even if its not music that you like! Yes! You will give us all your money or you will suffer our wrath!

    Sincerely,
    David Bowie
    and the RIAA

  7. Can anyone explain this MUTE error log by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Server1: Protect the Queen!
    Server2: Server 2 thinks it's the master browser and is calling for an election. Which one's the queen?
    Server3: I'm the Queen.
    Server2: No you're not.
    Freedom! Horrible, horrible freedom!

    Server log ends.

  8. Due to the sexualization of children by MTV by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I regret to inform you, that 13 year old girl is HOT.

  9. Re:well this is circumventing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    you cannot create a device for theft and market it as such. That is NOT free speech.

  10. Sweet Release by OptimoosePrime · · Score: 2, Funny

    After reading the ant behavior thing I did an experiment. Let's just say releasing a smelly "pheremone" trail to the filing cabinet is a good way to make people not like you.

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  11. Sim Ant: TNG by merikus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whoever developed this played Sim Ant a bit too much about ten years ago.

  12. Wow, this could be the new Keller app by benk · · Score: 2, Funny
    (sorry, couldn't resist :)

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  13. Re:Check the definition of theft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    symantics. It's still fucking theft morons.