On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 06:51:30PM -0500, Jamie Lawrence wrote, quoting Thomas Shaddack: > > Get the files - images, webpages, whatever you have, package them into > > suitably-sized files (if the size is too big, split the files to Basic and > [...] > > Yeah, Cool, etc. > > But, who cares?
Right. P2P networks right now are primarily useful for distributing porn, music, and perhaps movies. News articles don't fall into those categories: There's not the same threat model (copyright law, criminal prosecution) or level of interest. Nor is there a useful way to find the latest news given the current protocols and user interfaces. In this case, it's easy enough to automagically mirror some text articles from aljazeera.net on a half-dozen web sites. No need to do P2P. Doubt the attackers here can take out Geocities with a simple DOS attack. -Declan
