[Discuss] peer to peer software

[Bill Ricker]

If peering is manual-out-of-band, you can just code to sockets (or pipe to
netcat).

​If peering isn't manual-out-of-band, yes, you need peer discovery. Which
protocols and (de)centralized server-infrastructure depends upon how local
or dispersed your users will be, and if they will have special privacy
requirements.  ​Googling​

> ​​
> peer discovery algorithms

​my top 5 hits are 4 scholarly articles and cs.stackexchange.com , but
discussion at gamedev.stackexchange.com
found with query
​
peer discovery library may be more practical.

Peer discovery and peering in a secure way will be awkward at best.

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