Grouper is a P2P software application that allows users to share their personal media within private groups. Using P2P technology it connects users directly to friends' hard drives allowing the sharing of large files in an encrypted environment.
With the client installed, you can create groups of up to 30 members and invite people to join them. The invitation includes the client.
Each peer can choose to share selected files. The client includes group chat and 1-to-1 IM.
You can download all but MP3s. Those you can only stream. I know that will be a point of contention, but it's not meant primarily to be a source of free music. I think it's more for groups of friends, family, classmates, associates who share photos and other large files
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Posted at 4:29AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Steve Harrington