Scoop: A new program called Maileet is promising a new and simple way to transfer any file size even behind the meanest firewall. Maileet (Mail + Leet), The principle behind Maileet is quite simple; it cuts any file size into little segments (2Megs max) and uses a mail server (SMTP/POP3) to transfer them to the peers. Since virtually every computer accepts emails, regardless of the firewall configuration, the file will be received by virtually any computer. On the receiver side, Maileet client downloads the segments and combines them back. Maileet got some very interesting advantages:
* Firewalls - Send and receive files even if you are behind the meanest firewall.
* File Size - Maileet can transfer any file size to its recipients. Even if your Mailbox size is tiny, Maileet cuts the file into small segments and manages the transfer. The recipient's client will download the file segment by segment.
* One Upload Multi Downloads - Maileet inherits one of the best properties of the email service. You can send a file to many recipients with only one single upload. Sending a file to your associates has never been easier.
* Speed - Maileet zips each segment before it sends it. The upload and download are from your ISP so speeds are quite good.
* Bandwidth - Many ISPs don't count the bandwidth you take when you access your mail box, so if you got a bandwidth limit on downloads, Maileet is ideal.
Read more about Maileet on Maileet.com
Interesting...... So this is used to send files privately or is this able to become a network? IE fastrack, GN1, etc....I would like to hear some feedback on the potential and capabilities of this program.
P2P is cool....But P3P.. Oh boy!!
This program is VERY new (couple of days online) and still in Beta state. But from what I read on the website you can send a file to as many recipients as you like with one upload:
Maileet inherits one of the best properties of the email service. You can send a file to many recipients with only one single upload.
So you can Maileet a movie (700Megs) to many peers and the SMTP/POP3 server does all the work - really cool!!!
I guess there could be forums where people say they gonna broadcast a file at a certain time and date, enter your emails and u will receive it. I think this one has great potentail :fire
gr8 idea, but i hope that there will be encryption, so good old mail servers won't know what you are transferring.
BTW: the mail servers won't really like it ;)
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There is something about it on their FAQ:
I say that problems like this can be solved easily. I dont know what my ISP can do if I use my mail server (that I PAY for) for sending files. I am not doing something wrong. Let say I want to send my family photos (700Megs) its a legit demand to ask from my ISP... Also what can they do???Can someone spy on what I am sending or receiving?
Each segment is zipped and in order to find out exactly what is the content of the file, the spy must get a hold on all the segments, unzip them and combine them together in the right order. This is very unlikely but if we get reports about ISPs who intrude your privacy in such manner we will add a password to each zip file so it will be impossible to extract their content without it.
There is no way your isp would filter out zip files, they are used by almost everybody who uses computers. That would be like your isp banning you from sending docs or excel spreadsheets.if it were to really take off (doubtful) they could just filter out zip files, and poof! no maileet
Even if they did filter .zip out you could rename them anything you like .bob for example, it is still a zip file.
I think this program has potential, however most mail servers dont transfer at the speed of your connection so downloads will be slower than p2p.
I agree, no way ISP will block zip files, besides all we ask it to use our mail server to send files, we now have a solution for the 5Megs they gave so they should let us use the mail servers to send messages.
Talk about the more things change the more they stay the same. 12 years ago I did this with my crusty old mac and a UU encoding proggy callled uue-lite. In the old newsgroup days, the only way to get large files was to use the proggy to chop them and encode them into ascii text and then you could mail each piece. So now it sounds like they do the first step of chopping and then include a zip program to shrink even more and then mail. Hmmm not that different. I checked this out the other day when we were alll clamoring about changing our mp3 into ascii text and found the uu program still alive and well. The program allows you to set how big the chunks are before encoding and the output is a folder with all the chunks in it. Now if we could get a program to hide the text in pictures....... I know thats out there but where????
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I think hactivismo has something out called camera/shy that would do it... i'm not sure exactly how camera/shy works because i havent used it but i think it can hide text in imagesOriginally posted by FreakinWeasel
Talk about the more things change the more they stay the same. 12 years ago I did this with my crusty old mac and a UU encoding proggy callled uue-lite. In the old newsgroup days, the only way to get large files was to use the proggy to chop them and encode them into ascii text and then you could mail each piece. So now it sounds like they do the first step of chopping and then include a zip program to shrink even more and then mail. Hmmm not that different. I checked this out the other day when we were alll clamoring about changing our mp3 into ascii text and found the uu program still alive and well. The program allows you to set how big the chunks are before encoding and the output is a folder with all the chunks in it. Now if we could get a program to hide the text in pictures....... I know thats out there but where????
ROFL :)
U know that ICQ idea was out there way before Mirablies did it.
Now its sounds like u thought of the idea long long time ago - its a good one...
Although Maileet also got some nice features of managing the send and receive, queuing, pause/start, re-resend. I think its got great potential :)
Outlook blocks exe file, but zip files? Not my outlook.
About the size, jeez ppl u dont have to send 700 megs movie every day - this program is cool solution for also any other file, like 200 megs game, or just 70megs apps, or even the simple power point presentation that cost 20 Megs...
also FTPs are better, but not every one knows how to handle themselfs in the IRC,news groups, FTPs... This is more of a noob tool... with one major feature - works behind firewalls, thing that u cant say about DCC or FTP...
What if you used a mail account other than your isps? Like maybe a hotmail or yahoo account.
Oh notbob, dude if u reply to a question make sure u know what you are talking about - u will look smarter!they have 2-5MB of space, and that includes spam, so to get a movie, you'd need a lot of them
in fact ISP's almost all limit email accounts to 50 MB or less, so unless all you want is a song here and there this program is worthless
Greylin, they say in their site that they not support web based emails only SMTP/POP3 servers which makes sense - u can find many free SMTP/pop3 services like hotpop.com
Now about the mailbox size, nobob, dude, that the whole idea behind Maileet, u dont need more then 1Meg mail box. As long as the receiver is in receive mode it receives the segments and clean the mail box space for the rest of the segments - so u can even send a 700 Megs file, Meg by Meg. Now I read the FAQ, please read it too. :devil
Thanks notbob. I' think I'll stick to newsgroups same basic principle but I won't be pissing off my isp.
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