I'm wondering about the gnutella concept.. every tool I've seen is a client/server combo. With users moving to 2K or XP, would there be a benefit to separate the client and server components, allowing the server to run full time as a service? Stats could be written to a log or viewed from a control panel applet. A separate client might be easier to code, too.

I realize this might be pretty specialized, but for the hard-core users might become a popular option. Any thoughts on this concept?

Just wondering...

Glenn