A system and method for resource handling provides for receiving a query
and providing a response. The query is used to search resources locally
available. Metadata is associated with each of the resources. The
resources and the metadata are both analyzed with respect to the query
such that a response indicative of a match between at least two of the
resources and the query is a ranked search result included in the
response. The invention is exemplified in an adaptation to peer-to-peer
network applications.