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Re:Play: A P2P distributed torrent site that's impossible to... by vmorgulis on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @09:00AM (#11209925)
> ...is this "impossible to shut down" presuming ISPs don't analyze their own users traffic...

It reminds me the Gnutella slogan (The network than can resist a nuclear attack).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella

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Re:Play: A P2P distributed torrent site that's impossible to... by Kristine1975 on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @09:06AM (#11209950)
>The network than can resist a nuclear attack

Wasn't that the intent when creating the Internet as a whole?

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Re:Play: A P2P distributed torrent site that's impossible to... by icebraining on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @10:04AM (#11210317)
I think that's a widespread myth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET#Debate_on_design_goals
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Re:Play: A P2P distributed torrent site that's impossible to... by MajesticHobo on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @09:09AM (#11209972)
Possibly, but it's no longer the case. Too many aspects of the modern internet are centralized to a degree that makes resistance against that difficult.
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Re:Play: A P2P distributed torrent site that's impossible to... by startling on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @10:25AM (#11210470)
(Replying to vmorgulis):

> Yes. I remenber a recent post claiming it's near impossible to manage it's own mail server anymore because gmail and others mark all new senders as spam. It takes years to be recognized as a legitimate server.

That's just wrong. It's a hassle for sure, but it doesn't take years.

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