GIFT
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- This page is about the computer software giFT. For other uses, see gift (disambiguation)
A lightweight protocol is used by clients to communicate with the giFT process, allowing the protocol code to be completely abstracted from the user interface. There are already several GUI front-ends available for giFT for use under Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.
giFT has strong ties with its sibling project OpenFT, a peer-to-peer file sharing network protocol that incorporates the concept of 'search' nodes and 'index' supernodes in addition of common nodes.
giFT was written using relatively cross-platform C code. At the time of this writing giFT 0.11.6 has been released--using an up-to-date version requires pulling the source code from CVS and compiling it manually.
According to the giFT documentation:
- "Search nodes handle search requests. They search the filelists their CHILD (common) nodes submitted to them. These nodes must have a capable Internet connection and at least 128M RAM. A modern processor is highly recommended as well."
- "INDEX nodes keep lists of available search nodes, collect statistics, and try to maintain the structure of the network."
giFT
| Name | Platform |
|---|---|
| giFTcurs | Unix-like; officially supported UI |
| Apollon | Unix-like/KDE |
| FilePipe | Microsoft Windows |
| giFToxic | Unix-like |
| giFTui [link] | Unix-like |
| giFTwin32 [link] | Microsoft Windows |
| KCeasy | Microsoft Windows |
| Poisoned | Mac OS X |
External links
- [giFT] (Official Website)
- [About giFT]
- The [giFT-FastTrack project page]
- The [giFT-OpenNap project page]
- The [giFT-Ares plugin website]
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