Gnut is a text-mode client for the Gnutella distributed network. Gnutella is a global file-sharing network similar in many ways to Napster, except it has a truly distributed design which does not rely on centralized servers. Additionally, all types of file may be shared via gnutella, not just MP3 audio files as with Napster. When you connect to the Gnutella network, your local machine becomes a server as well as a client on the network and will start receiving queries and traffic from other hosts. This imposes a moderate bandwidth penalty on usage, but the impact can be configured. Users should be aware that Gnutella does not attempt to provide anonymity or confidentiality of search requests or transfers, so use for illegal purposes is not recommended. Gnutella homepage: http://gnutella.wego.com/ WWW: http://www.gnutelliums.com/linux_unix/gnut/