Re: BitTorrent & eDonkey/Overnet

[Charlie Prothero <Charlie.Prothero () KEYSTONE EDU>]

I installed Bit Torrent on my laptop, because it was the only way to
download an open source application that I was interested in.  Thus,
blocking it might deprive network users of the ability to receive some
content (this could be good or bad, depending on your perspective).  The
software does seem to be a P2P technology, so bandwidth consumption
could become a problem with widespread use.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael G Carr [mailto:mcarr () NEBRASKA EDU] 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:50 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] BitTorrent & eDonkey/Overnet

 


Would anyone who has seen (and dealt with or managed to track or
curtail) BitTorrent and/or eDonkey/Overnet use care to share your
experience and "best practices"? 

Mike Carr 
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