A List of P2P Filesharing Methods

General

• WWW - Best Clients: Mozilla FireFox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera

• NewsGroups - Best Clients: NewsLeecher, GrabIt

• IRC - Best Client: mIRC

File Transfer Protocol

• FTP - Best Clients: SmartFTP, CuteFTP, FlashFXP

• Best Web Server: Apache

• Best Personal Server: Serv-U

Central Servers

• CuteMX - Dead

• Scour Exchange - Dead

• Napster - Dead

• AudioGalaxy - Dead

• iMesh (the server network) - Dead

• SoulSeek - Best Client: SoulSeek

• FileTopia - Best Client: FileTopia

Multi-Server

• ED2K - Best Client: eMule

• OpenNap - Best Client: XNap, WinLop

• DirectConnect - Best Client: DC++

• i2hub - Dead

Decentralized Networks - Big Population

• Gnutella - Best Clients: LimeWire , FrostWire , Phex

• FastTrack - Best Client: K-Lite

• Ares - Best Client: Ares

• Kad - Best Client: eMule

Medium Population

• WinMX - Best Client: WinMX (officially closed, patch required to function)

• Overnet - Best Client: Dead

• G2 - Best Client: Shareaza

• OpenFT - Best Client: KCeasy

• MP2P - Best Client: Manolito

• iP2P - Best Client Dead

Small Population

• MUTE - Best Clients: MUTE

• Ants - Best Client: Ants

• Zultrax - Best Client: Zultrax

• Sumi - Best Client: Sumi

• Share - Best Client: Share (official site down)

• Rodi - Best Client: Rodi

• Nodezilla - Best Client: Nodezilla

• Entropy - Best Client Entropy

• LionShare - Best Client: LionShare

• iMnet2 - Best Client: iMesh

• Aimni - Best Client: Aimni

Private Networks

• WASTE

• ExoSee

• Peer2Mail

• TribalWeb

• PowerFolder

• FolderShare

• FreeNet

BitTorrent

• Standard Protocol - Best Clients: BitTorrent (Official), Vuze , uTorrent

• Azureus DHT - Best Client: Vuze

• Mainline DHT - Best Clients: BitTorrent (Official), uTorrent , BitComet

• eXeem - Dead

• Anatomic - Best Client: Anatomic

• Broadcast Machine - Best Client: Democracy Player

• Localhost - Best Client: Localhost

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