![]() ![]() For example, such centralized access and search sites (especially to the extent that they may become inoperable or shut down for any reason), are potential single points of failure, or “weak links in the chain,” to the flow of information. Today, users typically access the Internet only through their (local) service provider, and companies such as Excite™ and Yahoo!™ provide users with search engines, or information portals, which attempt to provide users with a primary access point for Internet searching and use.Īlthough such centralized sites have various advantages (e.g., the ability to provide an optimized directory to search available resources), the above Internet model, as a whole, suffers from a number of shortcomings. Users' information was uploaded to servers, which were in turn accessed and searched by other users. Over time, for a variety of reasons, users began to access more and more information through a centralized location or locations. The computer network now known as the Internet began by individuals forming “links” between their respective computers. The present invention relates generally to the searching of data contained within a computer network and, more particularly, to a system and method for searching peer-to-peer computer networks by determining optimal hosts for searching. ![]() 11/445,808, entitled “System And Method For Searching Peer-To-Peer Computer Networks,” filed on May 31, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference. The present application is related to U.S. ![]() 11, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference. 7,089,301, entitled “System And Method For Searching Peer-To-Peer Computer Networks By Selecting A Computer Based On At Least A Number Of Files Shared By The Computer,” filed on Aug. The present application is a divisional of Ser. ![]()
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