Re: BitTorrent & eDonkey/Overnet

[Dick Jacobson <Dick.Jacobson () NDSU NODAK EDU>]

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Charlie Prothero wrote:

Without getting too far into the P2P discussion, since the protocol is not
illegal we do not feel we can block it.  We are aware of the majority of
use for the prorocol and deal with that use when it is a violation of our
policies or of law.

Surprisingly, the majority of the time we see BitTorrent it is being used
to download open source applications or patches.  We do still see
BitTorrent being used for sharing copyrighted materials also so we need to
investigate but it is refreshing to see the protocol being used for some
real work.  Maybe it is maturing ?

> 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.
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> -----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
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> 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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