Private P2P

How do you share your files with your friends these days? Still using FTP server? Take a look at private P2P which offers you online chatting as well as file sharing in a secure mode. Two of the services that are free and offers file sharing of anything are QNext and Grouper.

is a Windows XP based application (.NET) that allows users to share their personal media with the world and/or safely within private groups. With Grouper users can upload video and photo previews to Grouper.com where anyone can view them and then choose to download them via our distributed download network. Grouper also uses P2P technology to connect you directly to your friends' hard drives where they can share large media files in a safe, encrypted environment. Grouper is a simple install and requires no firewall reconfiguration.

claims to be everything. Universal Messenger, Audio Chat, Video Conferencing, Photo Sharing, File Transfer, File Sharing, Group Text Chat, Online Gaming, Remote Access, Music Streaming, IRC, just to name a few. The QNext client is a J2SE application.

Which one is better? Personally I prefer Grouper. However, MSN Messenger, Yahoo and AOL will soon catch up. The latest MSN Messenger 8.0 Beta has the file sharing feature built-in.