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Napster.com
What is Napster
Napster.com is a
website providing you a downloadable software that will allow your computer
to share MP3 files over the internet with other
computers through a connection at Napster site. Basically, Napster acts as a
hub to link computers together to share certain directories. Security is
provided by allowing only the directories you choose to be shared with other
Napster users. The Napster program itself does not run within your regular
browser and all that is required after the original software download is an
internet connection.
Each time you sign on to the network the Napster software
compiles a list of the music files in the directories you have agreed to
share. Napster software provides search capabilities to look for songs by
the song name or the name of the artist. After you input your search
criteria the Napster software searches the compiled data of logged on
computers and provides you search results. In these results you are able to
see the handle or screen name of the computer the song resides on, the size
of the file and the speed at which the other computer is connected to the
internet. As you can imagine a search for one artist or song will return
several options for downloading. The information provided helps you choose
your fastest download possible.
If you find a song that you would like to download you
simply double click on that song and Napster will create a connection
between your computer and the other and begin the download to your computer.
Of course, this also works in reverse and if someone finds a song on your
computer they can upload it to theirs in the same manner.
As you can see, Napster really never copies or stores the
files, it simply provides a virtual network for users to connect and copy
files from other users.
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