It was a diversion for folks during World War 2 . We sure have come a long way!
Plugins
* eDonkey2000 peer-to-peer network
o Over 3 million users online
o Excellent source for both rare and new files
o Credits system that rewards uploaders
o Secure user identification
o Compressed transfers to save bandwidth
o Advanced corruption-resistance features
* Bittorrent protocol support
o Modern peer-to-peer technology
o Fast transfer rates
o Cooperative downloading with other modules
* Http protocol - download files from any web-server
o HTTP Proxy support
o Basic-Authentication support
Planned plugins: Ares, Direct Connect, FTP, IRC, Newsgroups...
