BitTorrent

In 2001 Cohen (Bram Cohen) protocol of the file share system which the person developed, and the file sharing software which adoptsthis(the P2P software). In order "Torrent" in the sense such as the rapid stream rapid current, to be able to downloadinhigh speed, the fact that it is designed is meant. The BitTorrent corporation which the same person establishes has managed the trade mark and the official client software of BitTorrent.

Withthe formerfile sharing software, to dangle to the user where the user whose circuit environment is bad circuit environment is good, in order aboutthe fileof popularity to procure a tendency which it becomes difficult there was but, to acquirethe file with BitTorrent, the user whose circuit environment is bad being,it does not offerthe file and as for the ? because it does not become, the fileof popularity that much can be transmitted from many users,without makingtraffic can distributethe fileto high speed. ... The continuation is read

Unlike WinnyandFreenet and the like maintains anonymous characteristic there is no function which in BitTorrent, it has reached the point where you understandeasilysomeone releases some kind of file.Copyright problem was rumoredsame as the other file sharing software, but it has beencenterto be used with legitimate purpose such as distribution of the open source software, the Websight which releasesthe list of the user and those users which did the file sharing of illegal with BitTorrent partly due to the fact that the American administration of justice authorities et. al. send picking out positively.

BitTorrent is used, the client software which corresponds being necessary, other than the official client whom the same companyhas distributed, several interchangeable software are open.Azureus and the like which with BitComet and Java make wherethe user is many with one for Windowscan be used with many OS is famous. In addition, recentlyit is announced that the functionof BitTorrent is taken intothe next term version of the Web browser of Opera and Mozilla etc..

When the client softwareof BitTorrentis started, you connect to the server who is called"the Tracker",the machine whichdoes the sending and receiving of the file (Pia) you receive the address list. There is no file which is desiredtoPia visits, when it exists, connecting,it startsdownload. As for the list of the Tracker "torrent" with the fileof theextension whichis said it is described, downloading from the Web sight whichis calledthe indexsight,it makes the client software read.