Doing some research, there was a very small period of overlap. The ability for Napster to resume was a much later feature. You had to find someone sharing the

Doing some research, there was a very small period of overlap. The ability for Napster to resume was a much later feature. You had to find someone sharing the exact same filename, and I don't think they made it easy. I can't remember if they eventually allowed multi-source downloading. Independent Napster servers did continue to operate after the fall of Napster Inc as a service. https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napster-but-not-all-other-download-servers/54173 https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napster-but-not-all-other-... I recall using Napigator which provided a browse of official and independent napster servers and then modified your HOSTS file so your client would connect to the independent server instead of Napster Inc servers. https://www.gwern.net/docs/technology/2018-07-25-johnbackus-howdecentralizationevolves.html https://www.gwern.net/docs/technology/2018-07-25-johnbackus-...