One of the big players on the Gnutella network right now is Gnucleus and it is Open Source (GPL). So any changes in source code that restricted the network to access by the 'big players' would be immediatly accessable to anybody who wanted it,which would allow for the abusive clients to continue abusing the network.
The only solution that I see is to incorporate into the main clients source code a provision that would ban the IP (say for 24 hours) of anybody hammering the network. This would drop the abusive clients of the network but would still allow anybody with a client that play's nice to participate on the network.
You might want to consider a automotive micro switch (the kind used for nitrous oxide systems). They have virtually to resistance to being depressed. Hook one of these up to a relay switch and then to the power supply of a noise maker and you may have a solution
What about users located in foreign country's? For instance, I am locate in Canada and have a number of MP3's served up over a napster clone 24/7. Now the RIAA DoS's my connection, would I not have grounds for a lawsuit? After all, the attack occured within Canada NOT the US and hence Canadian Law should apply.
There could be a couple of very rich computer geeks if the RIAA screws up the application of this law.
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One of the big players on the Gnutella network right now is Gnucleus and it is Open Source (GPL). So any changes in source code that restricted the network to access by the 'big players' would be immediatly accessable to anybody who wanted it,which would allow for the abusive clients to continue abusing the network.
The only solution that I see is to incorporate into the main clients source code a provision that would ban the IP (say for 24 hours) of anybody hammering the network. This would drop the abusive clients of the network but would still allow anybody with a client that play's nice to participate on the network.
You might want to consider a automotive micro switch (the kind used for nitrous oxide systems). They have virtually to resistance to being depressed.
Hook one of these up to a relay switch and then to the power supply of a noise maker and you may have a solution
Good Luck.
What about users located in foreign country's? For instance, I am locate in Canada and have a number of MP3's served up over a napster clone 24/7. Now the RIAA DoS's my connection, would I not have grounds for a lawsuit? After all, the attack occured within Canada NOT the US and hence Canadian Law should apply. There could be a couple of very rich computer geeks if the RIAA screws up the application of this law.