JiMiThInG
08-15-2003, 07:16 PM
Source: P2P Forums (http://www.p2pforums.com)
Author: Rangeva
Article Author and Interviewer: The_Dial_Up_Boy
<img src="http://home.centurytel.net/jabba/maileet1.gif" align="left">
A new program called Maileet (Mail + Leet) is promising a new and simple way to transfer any file size even behind the meanest firewall. Maileet come as a solution for many problems that the P2P community is facing. Using Maileet you can send to your friends any file size even if you and your friends are behind the most secured firewall.
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.
http://the.dialup.boy.free.fr/Maileet.jpg
Maileet has several key features that give it the potential to be the next big thing:
* Firewalls - Maileet uses mail servers to transfer files, and because virtually any computer accepts emails, firewalls are not an issue any more. 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.
We contacted the developer of Maileet, Ran Geva, and asked him a few questions:
Dial-up Boy : How you would describe Maileet, adding something that I didn't mention above ;-) ?
Ran Geva: Well, Maileet is still in its Beta stage and we are still thinking on ways of making Maileet more secure, like adding password for each segment so it will be impossible to know what is being sent. Maileet was developed with the sole cause of making it easy to send files between peers regardless the file size or the firewalls that are in the way � we hope we succeeded in our mission and we will keep on working on making it better.
Dial-up Boy : Could you tell us something about how to Maileet is able to pause, stop, and resume the segments receiving them or sending them?
Ran Geva : Maileet is able to pause a send session by not continuing sending the next segment. The sender can pause or even save and stop the transfer and continue later. We think this feature is very efficient with big files or dial up connections.
Dial-up Boy : So it works through any firewall, any router.... ?
Ran Geva : Yes. As long as your computer can receive emails, it now can receive any file size. We do have some problems with some versions of MS exchange configurations, but it will be solved in a month or so.
Dial-up Boy : Didn't you think about how much bandwith could be used by receiving or sending files with Maileet? It can be revealed from a bandwith monitor powered by a Mail Administrator and could that cause an account block...?
Ran Geva : You pay for your mail account, as far as we know there is no limit on the number of mail messages you can send to your friends. The limitations our ISPs has imposed on us with low disk space on their servers is no longer an issue, we do not ask for more disk space, we ask them just to let us use the mail server to what they were intended to do � send and receive mails.
Dial-up Boy : When we could see the kbs/speed feature about any file in transfer /dl or /upl ?
Ran Geva : Not too soon. But, since Maileet cuts the file into segments and you have a details window that shows you the time each segment was sent or received, you can get a pretty good sense about the speed.
Dial-up Boy : How safe and secure is Maileet? ... I mean , a p2p Enemy could ask permission to read and know what you are sending or receiving in your mail-box ....?
Ran Geva : 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.
MAILEET (http://www.maileet.com/)
Download Maileet (http://www.maileet.com/download.html)
:P
Author: Rangeva
Article Author and Interviewer: The_Dial_Up_Boy
<img src="http://home.centurytel.net/jabba/maileet1.gif" align="left">
A new program called Maileet (Mail + Leet) is promising a new and simple way to transfer any file size even behind the meanest firewall. Maileet come as a solution for many problems that the P2P community is facing. Using Maileet you can send to your friends any file size even if you and your friends are behind the most secured firewall.
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.
http://the.dialup.boy.free.fr/Maileet.jpg
Maileet has several key features that give it the potential to be the next big thing:
* Firewalls - Maileet uses mail servers to transfer files, and because virtually any computer accepts emails, firewalls are not an issue any more. 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.
We contacted the developer of Maileet, Ran Geva, and asked him a few questions:
Dial-up Boy : How you would describe Maileet, adding something that I didn't mention above ;-) ?
Ran Geva: Well, Maileet is still in its Beta stage and we are still thinking on ways of making Maileet more secure, like adding password for each segment so it will be impossible to know what is being sent. Maileet was developed with the sole cause of making it easy to send files between peers regardless the file size or the firewalls that are in the way � we hope we succeeded in our mission and we will keep on working on making it better.
Dial-up Boy : Could you tell us something about how to Maileet is able to pause, stop, and resume the segments receiving them or sending them?
Ran Geva : Maileet is able to pause a send session by not continuing sending the next segment. The sender can pause or even save and stop the transfer and continue later. We think this feature is very efficient with big files or dial up connections.
Dial-up Boy : So it works through any firewall, any router.... ?
Ran Geva : Yes. As long as your computer can receive emails, it now can receive any file size. We do have some problems with some versions of MS exchange configurations, but it will be solved in a month or so.
Dial-up Boy : Didn't you think about how much bandwith could be used by receiving or sending files with Maileet? It can be revealed from a bandwith monitor powered by a Mail Administrator and could that cause an account block...?
Ran Geva : You pay for your mail account, as far as we know there is no limit on the number of mail messages you can send to your friends. The limitations our ISPs has imposed on us with low disk space on their servers is no longer an issue, we do not ask for more disk space, we ask them just to let us use the mail server to what they were intended to do � send and receive mails.
Dial-up Boy : When we could see the kbs/speed feature about any file in transfer /dl or /upl ?
Ran Geva : Not too soon. But, since Maileet cuts the file into segments and you have a details window that shows you the time each segment was sent or received, you can get a pretty good sense about the speed.
Dial-up Boy : How safe and secure is Maileet? ... I mean , a p2p Enemy could ask permission to read and know what you are sending or receiving in your mail-box ....?
Ran Geva : 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.
MAILEET (http://www.maileet.com/)
Download Maileet (http://www.maileet.com/download.html)
:P