Comparison of methods for file sharing

Comparison of methods for file sharing - The following tables compares the details of the different methods for file sharing.

	Required download manager	Blocked ports
Peer-to-peer	P2P client	Common Issues with blocking ports.
Peer to mail	webmail or e-mail client	No problems with blocking ports (SMTP or HTTP)
File hosting service	Web browser or download manager	No problems with blocking ports (HTTP only)
Usenet	Newsreader
BitTorrent	BitTorrent or WebTorrent client	Common Issues with blocking ports.
IRC (DCC)	Web browser or IRC client	No problems with blocking ports (IRC 6667 or HTTP)

Security

	Forced (simultaneous) providing for the collection	The probability of contracting a computer virus
Peer-to-peer	Yes	high probability of infected files. P2P networks are increasingly under surveillance of various organizations.
Peer to mail	No	Less likely infected files when using the verified sources
File hosting service	No	Less likely infected files when using the verified sources
Usenet	No	Less likely infected files when using the verified sources
BitTorrent	Yes	Files are checked by the community focused around the private tracker. Open trackers in no way guarantee the compatibility of the file with the description
IRC (DCC)	Yes	Low considering that we are downloading and sharing files with the fraternising people

Anonymity

	Connecting with other users	Disclosures of your IP address
Peer-to-peer	Yes	yes, unless uses to anonymous P2P or connect to VPN
Peer to mail	No	Can uses proxy servers
File hosting service	No	Can uses proxy servers
Usenet	No	Can uses proxy servers
BitTorrent	Yes	yes, unless uses connect to VPN
IRC (DCC)	No	Can uses proxy servers

Availability of sources

	Average speed of downloading files	Limitations	Global search
Peer-to-peer	The transfer speed often depends on the number of people you are connecting to	no	Yes
Peer to mail	High speed transfer without additional configuration	no	no, just internet forums
File hosting service	depending on server policy	Smaller transfer speeds if use free account	no, just internet forums
Usenet	Very restricted, if using free accounts	most servers is available to pay or invite only.	Yes
BitTorrent	The transfer speed often depends on the number of people you are connecting to	no	no, hovewer does exists multi-search eg. torrentz2.eu or DHT crawlers like btdig.com, experimental Tribler support global search thanks to gossip protocol
IRC (DCC)	The transfer speed depends on people you are connecting to	no	no, hovewer does exists search eg. sunxdcc

veracity

Protocol	Conformity of the description of the content	Verifying sources
Peer-to-peer	Search in no way guarantees the compatibility description file	None
Peer to mail	Files checked by the administration and user forums	A good description of the content and the quality of the file. When using unknown sources can fake.
File hosting service	Files checked by the administration and user forums	A good description of the content and the quality of the file. When using unknown sources can fake.
Usenet	Files checked by the administration and users	A good description of the content and the quality of the file. When using unknown sources can fake.
BitTorrent	Files are checked by the community focused around the private tracker. Open trackers in no way guarantee the compatibility of the file with the description	A good description of the content and the quality of the file. When using unknown sources can fake.
IRC (DCC)	Files checked by the administration and users	A good description of the content and the quality of the file.