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More Great Links

• BitTorrent.com
• Brian's BitTorrent FAQ and Guide
• BitTorrent Tweaks

Sources

• Bram Cohen's BitTorrent Site
  http://www.bittorrent.com
  
• Brian's BitTorrent FAQ and Guide
  http://dessent.net/btfaq/
  
• How Gnutella Works
• BitTorrent Tweaks
  http://userpages.umbc.edu/~hamilton/btclientconfig.html
  
• etree
  http://bt.etree.org
  
• BitTorrent 101, About.com.
  http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/peersharing/a/torrenthandbook.htm
  
• "File Sharing's New Face." The New York Times, February 12, 2004.
• "The BitTorrent Effect." Wired Magazine, January 2005.