What Is DHT Limewire?
LimeWire is a file sharing website that uses a DHT, which stands for "distributed hash table." A distributed hash table is a way of storing and organizing information over many different hard drives without a form of centralized organization.
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History of DHT
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The first four operable DHT networks were Tapestry, Chord, Pastry and CAN. These networks came online at roughly the same time. Systems like these were inspired by innovations such as Napster and Freenet and eventually led to the creation of LimeWire.
Limewire
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LimeWire is a DHT peer-to-peer file sharing site that was shut down on October 26th 2010 for violating copyright laws. It allowed users to download material directly from the hard drives of other computers that were linked to the LimeWire system.
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How it works
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Users who sign up to be a part of the LimeWire network download a Digital Audio Access Protocol. This is the system that allows file sharing to be possible. In this system, users designate a folder that they want to fill with files they are willing to share. The contents of that folder are added to a database of files that are available for download over the LimeWire network.
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