A different kind of view on P2P

(I didnt exactly know where to post this but plz dont flame me for my poor newbie existence)

Hi again to fellow AO'ers...

I was wondering if I ran a p2p on a moral basis (I know that sounds stupid.), would I be wrong?

I mean:
1. Not downloading MP3's or theater released movies
2. Only limiting myself to shareware & free programs (un-pirated software) &
text documents.
3. Videos for educational puposes

This may be a shot in the dark; I hope I wont get flamed for this but..... I want to use P2P to learn from the P2P network (how it works and why it is so effective), and to download information open to public usage on the net.

Neosamurai

there are still viruses and trojans you can get by downloading files with a p2p network ....

you can find some info on how p2p works here ....

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/file-sharing9.htm

Thanx for the link MemorY it is exactly what I was looking for from how things work. I finally can understand IDS and the like. Thanx again.

Neosamurai