alt.hn

5/22/2026 at 2:24:48 AM

Gnutella: A Protocol Outliving the World That Created It

https://rickcarlino.com/notes/p2p/gnutella-explanation.html

by rickcarlino

5/23/2026 at 1:06:26 PM

That’s what Limewire used? It definitely came pre-bootstrapped then.

by bellowsgulch

5/23/2026 at 6:10:05 PM

Are you asking if lime wire used Gnutella Web Cache for bootstrapping? I’m not sure. GWebCache is one of many possible ways to boot strap, and I have not run lime wire in over a decade. I saw that GTKGnutella moved off of GWebCache sometime ago and uses some sort UDP based tool now. I am fairly certain that Shareaza still uses it because I see those results come up in my Web cache pull from time to time. I have seen a few advertisements from lime wire fork projects as well.

by rickcarlino

5/23/2026 at 9:48:56 AM

just reading gnutella triggered a really old memory of times when Ares, Limewire and eMule where places to try your luck getting mp3s and software

by itsthecourier

5/24/2026 at 3:28:36 PM

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