protocol: eD2k

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eDonkey2000 is utilized by aMule, eMule, and Shareaza.

Usable with single files: CBZ, ePUB, GMI (Gemini), HTMLZ, MHTML, MD, TXT.

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# Sharing Offline HTML Over P2P Networks

> An incorporation to reduce and revoke HTTP browsers.

# Technologies

## base64

The base64 mechnism allows to convey media over text.

base64 is often utilized with MHTML over email.

## Comic Book

Knonw as CB7 for 7-ZIP, CBR for RAR, CBT for TAR, and CBZ for ZIP.

The filetype "Comic Book", so called, is optimal for publishing documents that have no textual content (e.g. art, scanned documents etc.).

## CHM

CHM is an archive file which contains and indexes multiple HTML files; and it could have been the standard of today, yet greediness has led to the realization of ePUB, which is even better than CHM.

## ePUB

ePUB is similar to CHM, yet it is better, because it provides more features and is flexible because it utilizes prevalent and standard means to contain itself, such as XML and ZIP.

## HTML

HTML is a markup language and a filetype.

HTML is derived from XML; XHTML and XML are better than HTML.

HTML is primerily utilized with HTTP browser and email software.

## HTMLZ

HTMLZ is similar to MHTML and is a ZIP compressed HTML file and additional files (e.g. images).

## MHTML

MHTML is a contained HTML format which is utilized over email.

Falkon browser allows storing of HTML pages as MHTML.

## XHTML

XHTML is the most recommended form of HTML, because it is compatible with any HTML parser.

# HTTP Browsers

It appears that there are not enough of HTML viewers that do not have internet connectivity.

HTML/HTTP browsers have severe issues.

## ECMAScript

ECMAScript or JavaScript is often utilized to harm privacy of people who visit sites, mostly commercial sites.

## Malpractice

Albeit, referring to different hostnames and domains is good, it is abused by various of publications.

# Offline HTML Software
 
It appears that there are not enough of HTML viewers that do not have internet connectivity.

There should be more software that are offline HTML readers/viewers.

ECMAScript should not be supported or at the very least be optional.

# File Sharing Software

HTML documents can be contained in CHM, ePUB, HTML, HTMLZ, MHTML, and XHTML files.

Graphics can be contained in CBZ.

People should share documents, that they find on HTTP servers, as ePUB, HTMLZ, or XHTML.

# Conclusion

The recommended form to share graphical content is CBZ.

The recommended form to share textual and mixed content is ePUB.

# P.S.

If you value your time, and if people, that you are happen to work for or with, do not realize the benefits of CBZ over PDF and ePUB over HTML, then you should not work with them anymore, because they are lazy, and that laziness will only result in unnecessary burden and waste your time.