LimeWire Search Facts
LimeWire allows users access to files on other people's computers. The technology supports a file-sharing network called Gnutella. So LimeWire is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing application. Participation is voluntary, and access is dynamic. LimeWire, and other programs like it, is a Gnutella "servant," according to David Cheriton, a Stanford University Computer Science Department professor.
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Search Process
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When a user launches LimeWire, he joing Gnutella's decentralized network. Connecting causes an exchange of messages between the networked computers. A LimeWire search checks the distributed network for the file you want. It also routes the P2P search request for you.
Getting Results
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When your search request matches what is on your "peer's" computer, LimeWire will display the downloadable content to you. You will typically be able to see the file's size and exact name, and how many active users have the file on their computer. LimeWire then executes the commands that make downloading from its P2P system possible.
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Zero-Tolerance Results
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LimeWire maintains a zero-tolerance policy for exploitative content that may emerge in your search results. If you discover inappropriate images of children during a search, LimeWire requests that you notify it.
Search Safety
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LimeWire does not review the material in the Gnutella file-sharing network. So it recommends using the software's content filtering feature during LimeWire searches. The application offers users three means of customizing LimeWire. Filtering options can prevent unwanted results.
Search Screening
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Keyword filtering allows you to exclude any words you choose from your search results. File extension filtering allows you to block file formats, such as movies or any other format of your choice, from your search results. In addition, IP address filtering allows you to block search results that originate from an IP address. Because IP addresses are directly associated with specific computers on the network, this is a good option for protecting your search results from malicious, virus-spreading peers.
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