- AllPeers
Infobox Software
name = AllPeers
caption = AllPeers filesharing screenshot
developer = AllPeers Ltd.
released = initial release|2006|8|24
frequently_updated = no
programming language = ?
operating system =Cross-platform
language = English
genre =Mozilla Firefox P2P Extension
license = Tri-licensed: MPL, GPL, LGPL
website = [http://www.allpeers.com/ Official Site]AllPeers was a
free software extension for theMozilla Firefox browser introduced in 2006.On
March 2 ,2008 , AllPeers [http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2008/03/03/allpeers-service-shutting-down-today/ announced the end of the service] .The extension allowed building a
social network and sharing files on a P2P basis. It used adarknet style of peer-to-peer communication; files and information shared between users are only accessible as long as the users have each other on their respective access lists - their 'trusted private network'. AllPeers beta version was launched on August 24, 2006. It worked on Windows,Linux and Mac, which, once downloaded, becomes a toolbar in Mozilla Firefox.AllPeers used
open source BitTorrent technology to facilitate file transfer.cite web |url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060824-7586.html |title=AllPeers set to launch new "darknet" P2P application |accessdate=2006-12-20 |format=Website |work=ArsTechnica ] The extension did not require any ports be opened. AllPeers encrypted its communication using standard protocols like SSL so as to protect the user against 3rd party intervention listening in.cite web |url=http://software.newsforge.com/software/06/06/20/1940233.shtml?tid=130&tid=13 |title=Easy file sharing with AllPeers |accessdate=2006-12-20 |format=Website |work=NewsForge |quote=All communication in AllPeers is encrypted using standard protocols like SSL, so it's impossible for anyone to eavesdrop on private communication. ] At its beta launch AllPeers comprised 200,000 lines ofC++ andJavaScript code.Although the AllPeers client was open sourced in
March 2007 , [ [http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2007/03/07/allpeers-goes-open-source/ Peer Pressure » AllPeers Goes Open Source ] ] the server source remains closed. AllPeers claimed this was because the network must have a single, stable server instance to function reliably. [ [http://developer.allpeers.com/ start [AllPeers Developer Server ] ]See also
*BitTorrent
*List of Firefox extensions
*Mozilla Firefox
*P2PReferences
External links
* [http://www.allpeers.com/ AllPeers Website] (no longer available?)
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