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Retroshare Instant Messenger
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| Retroshare Instant Messenger | |
 Retroshare 0.30 |
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| Latest release: | 0.30pr 6b / March 21, 2007 |
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| OS: | Microsoft Windows, Linux |
| Use: | Instant messaging peer-to-peer file sharing |
| License: | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website: | http://retroshare.sf.net |
Retroshare Instant Messenger is a F2F private sharing and chat peer to peer network which allows to share information with only friends (so it is a so calld friend-to-friend network) and gives reliable identification and authentication of trusted friends (using RSA keys). It is a decentralised (serverless), open source, social sharing network designed for friends with no dependencies on any corporate server system.
An introduction scheme to bootstrap to friends over a distributed hash table (DHT), which connects to the friends and facilitates network growth by easy connecting. Friends of Friends never connect.
Because a direct connection is made with encryeption to trusted friends only, it is a fast and safe transfer of files.
Encrypted communication, ensuring all shared information is known only to the user and his trusted friends (neighbour peers).
A communication platform which can potentially support services such as secure email to all of the friends, file sharing, video or VOIP.