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Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:55:36 -0500
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From: "Joel C. Salomon" <joelcsalomon@gmail.com>
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On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 10:34 AM, matt <mattmobile@proweb.co.uk> wrote:
> It's a P2P system where data blocks are traded not files.
>
> A file becomes a set of blocks and if requested, anyone who has the block
> can supply the data, even if they don't possess the same file.

Sounds vaguely like Freenet.

=E2=80=94Joel