Yep, that’s the one.

What I’m thinking about is more that in Linux, it’s common to access URLs directly from the terminal for various purposes, instead of using a browser.

The p2p aspect is what interests me, though.

Dnscrypt-proxy lets you select dns servers based on whether they filter traffic, keep logs, use DNSSEC, etc. You can also block specific providers, such as Google or Cloudflare.

So if you try to access a website using this technology via terminal, what happens? The connection fails?

Thank you for your service.

So that’s where people are getting these beta versions newer than mine. I’ve seen them on the network but I didn’t know if they were legit.

By MuWire, I meant the network, not the software. I wasn’t aware it was being developed again, actually. Maybe the current political climate made the dev feel like his work was needed again. The network never died. I use Linux too. eMule and Gnutella both have Linux clients, but availability might vary from one distro to another. On openSuse Tumbleweed, we have aMule and GTK-Gnutella. Based on the IP addresses I see, they seem more popular in Europe than in the US.

aMule is also available on Linux.

Many of the old file-sharing networks are still around and actively in use. MuWire has a lot of interesting books and recordings. EMule is a good place to find music, including obscure remixes. Gnutella is mostly porn, including child porn that’s so open I feel like it might be part of a law enforcement operation.

Retroshare seems like a p2p Facebook rather than a file-sharing network. I’ve always wanted to get into it, but I don’t know anyone else using it.

You can use Invidious or Piped as a frontend, and there will be a link you can click to download, no need to install anything.

Books can go on z-lib. Everything else, bittorrent?