[p2p-hackers] Which open protocols support private group sharing/chat?

[Duncan B. Cragg]

Alex Pankratov wrote:

> You can achieve privacy by constructing VPN between trusted parties
> first and then using existing protocols for whatever activity you'd
> like to have in the group.
>
> Protocol layering carries all the same benefits as a modular design
> does in a software. So I would strongly suggest to look for a right
> combination of existing (possibly somewhat customized) protocols
> rather than at something that has it all under one roof. This way
> you can, for example, have Jabber for chat and BitTorrent for file-
> sharing.
>
>
OK - this seems to be how I2P sees things, but I was really hoping for
pointers to all-in-one protocols.


I suppose what I'm asking anyone on this list to tell me is:

     Is there an open protocol that would support the functionality of 
Imeem?

     http://www.imeem.com - just released this week


Ants is another similarish sort of thing.

I've discovered the phrase is 'F2F', btw, not 'FOAF'!


Duncan B. Cragg


>> Does anyone here know which open protocols support private group 
>> sharing/chat?
>>
>> IOW, FOAF-style peering: like private group chatrooms with file 
>> sharing just amongst friends.
>>
>> I know this is intended to be a feature of Waste and maybe GNUnet?
>>
>> Does anyone know if any other open protocols support this?
>>
>>