1 on 1 connection thru Gnutella to eDonkey with Shareaza...

[lenatime]

I've been on the eMule forum asking about a legal issue. Someone said I should ask someone on the Shareaza forum.

A detective wrote in his affidavit that he connected to Gnutella using Shareaza to make a 1 to 1 connection on defendant's computer. Defendant's alleged illegal file was affirmed to be acquired from the eDonkey network because defendant only used eMule to get this file.

The question is can a user go through Gnutella using Shareaza, connect to eDonkey, then get onto a computer (and the cops apparently do not have to issue a warrant for this), make a direct 1 to 1 connection, locate file and then download it? Would he have to go through eMule to find this file? I believe he had the hash value, so they could I suppose search for the file on his computer a variety of ways, like a particular hash value (right?). If the file is only on the eDonkey network but they're connected to eDonkey through Gnutella, can they make a 1 to 1 connection. Wouldn't that be a security breach?

[raspopov]

No such functionality like proxy in Shareaza.

[lenatime]

Then could the detective connect to the user's computer directly through Gnutella using Shareaza, because the user was connected to the eDonkey or other servers? I think the detective said he used "shareaza le" which I can't seem to find, but maybe it's a version that only law enforcement uses?

Would you be interested in reading this affidavit and giving me a technical opinion. It could be informal. And I would be willing to pay you for reading it and providing me with an opinion on the technical merits of his statements. I need someone who really knows this technology to read it and tell me if what he is saying is even possible.

[lenatime]

If anyone who has solid knowledge of these technologies would be interested in reviewing an affidavit on its technical merits, I would gladly pay for your time and expertise. I really need someone who can decipher the statements made by this cop in this affidavit. You wouldn't be legally responsible for anything. It's a 20-page affidavit. Anybody interested?

[raspopov]

[lenatime]

I'm having trouble installing Shareaza. I have a 64 bit windows 7 OS and everytime I try to install Shareaza it hangs. Should I not be installing the 64 bit version?

[raspopov]

Both versions (32 and 64-bit) works well.