Method and apparatus for reducing spam on peer-to-peer networks

Details Method and apparatus for reducing spam on peer-to-peer networks Method and apparatus for reducing spam on peer-to-peer networks

2011-06-14

2011-06-14

Barot, Bharat N (Department: 2455)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer protocol implementing

Computer-to-computer data transfer regulating

C709S206000, C709S227000, C709S232000, C713S154000, C713S170000, C713S181000

Reexamination Certificate

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07962643

ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for reducing spam in peer-to-peer networks includes forming a search message including at least one decoy word and sending the search request message, including the decoy word(s), to one or more nodes in the network. Embodiments of the present invention make it possible to weed out nodes in the network that send spam in response to every search message (e.g., regardless of the search message's content).

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