Will P2P Scale?
from the ask-Techdirt? dept
Rocker writes "With the peer-to-peer rage and as some predict "the next big thing", I was wondering the obvious: How will the millions of future P2P users find each other without a central (and vulnerable) host such as Napster? It seems obvious that even emerging technologies like Gnutella need an option other than sharing IP addresses. I'm surprised that more of these "up and coming" P2P ventures don't use domain names suited for dynamic IP addresses like the service provided by DialupDNS and others. I'm curious what the readers of Techdirt think about this topic and what solutions they see." Slashdot has been pretty successful with their "Ask Slashdot" feature, so maybe this is a test of the "Ask Techdirt" feature. Of course, our readership is a bit quieter than theirs... Though, if you have any opinions on the question, start typing.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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