Gnutella: A Protocol Outliving the World That Created It

(rickcarlino.com)

34 points | by rickcarlino 2 days ago ago

3 comments

  • bellowsgulch 6 hours ago ago

    That’s what Limewire used? It definitely came pre-bootstrapped then.

    • rickcarlino 43 minutes ago ago

      Are you asking if lime wire used Gnutella Web Cache for bootstrapping? I’m not sure. GWebCache is one of many possible ways to boot strap, and I have not run lime wire in over a decade. I saw that GTKGnutella moved off of GWebCache sometime ago and uses some sort UDP based tool now. I am fairly certain that Shareaza still uses it because I see those results come up in my Web cache pull from time to time. I have seen a few advertisements from lime wire fork projects as well.

  • itsthecourier 9 hours ago ago

    just reading gnutella triggered a really old memory of times when Ares, Limewire and eMule where places to try your luck getting mp3s and software