Suprnova announces eXeem
Spinner
Birmingham, UK
A few moments ago the people behind the BitTorrent site Suprnova.org announced their creation of a p2p based BitTorrent distribution system called eXeem. The new system uses a modified version of the BitTorrent protocol. A beta version of the new file sharing program is due in the coming weeks. The interview containing this announcement can be downloaded here.
Source: NeowineXeem will allow users to rate and add comments to files. This system is an attempt to pre-empt the system being flooded with poor quality/fake files, something that plagues tradition p2p networks like Kazaa. He said that users would be able to tell if files were of poor quality or fakes, and consequentially be able to weed out poor torrents from the system. He announced there were no current plans for the suprnova.org website. Interestingly, the administrator failed to comment on the use of the network for pirated and illegal software, and made no comment as to how, if at all, the system would prevent users from sharing pirated software and media.
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Instead of sharing torrents to trackers, people make torrents and dump them onto their harddrive as searchable targets.. Then people load up the torrents, and the mesh is created by people connecting to other people who have the torrent on their computer and the files to back it up.
It's possible that they're implementing anonymization or encryption; it only makes sence.
I don't really care how they work it. I really do hope, though, that it's encrypted/anonymous somehow. I really hate RIAA Radar'ing everything...
I dunno about anonymization or encryption; I don't see any point to that. But a rating system, that's plausible.
No RIAA/MPAA/what-have-you snoops. We all know BitTorrent is *largely* for illegal downloads... there's no hiding it. It's also one of the more dangerous options. Quicker, more effective, but wide-open. You can grab the IP of seeders/downloaders pretty easy, so some form of protection would be welcome.
Encryption is pretty pointless as well. The RIAA/MPAA hasn't gotten anyone by intercepting their illegal downloads between sender and receiver. Generally it would just waste your processor time.
And, of course, these would have to be modifications to BitTorrent rather than a method for this weird torrent distribution system, since the data's what matters (presumably).
There are a few considerations that *might* actually make a service anonymized. But the implications of an anonymous download system, if it was effective, could be pretty scary for the non-piracy world.
i remember back when direct connect started, god that was a fun summer...i barely slept...then it got slow, bogged down, and overrun by crap and idiots. so i moved on to the nice new bit torrent. it rocked at first, but then it got slowed down, suprnova.org was down all the time from so many users, whole thing has basically fallen apart let's face it
the bottom line is, we- i mean uh, those damned thieving pirates need a new system...a new program and some serious security improvements.
as far as the RIAA...something needs to be done. this bull**** has gone on too far, its all just beauracratic nonsense at this point. if the bands were honestly hurting it would be one thing...but let's be honest people they're not...and let's not forget, they get paid to play ****ing music. its kind of like when a sports star complains about wanting a million dollar raise...ans besides many of the bands have outright said that they don't support what the RIAA is doing, and that the RIAA is the one losing the majority of the money, not the bands.
Well the fact that they can shut you down for one. I mean granted that's not sure yet, but it's going to cost way too much to find out, so most of the sites give up and close down. I think it's a great idea.