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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: jm on July 13, 2002, 11:29:06 AM
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Well, now that the RIAA has already shut down Napster, AudioGalaxy, and now is coming after KaZaA (and Morpheus and Grokster), the file sharing scene is kinda, rocky at best.
I use Grokster for various things, like music, music videos, etc etc. But, sometimes I cannot find some stuff (music) through Grokster (I refuse to use Morpheus/KaZaA again) and I\'m running out of alternatives.
I heard WinMX is another alternative. Feedback? I heard the latest version was buggy/slow and it just didn\'t sound promising. But again, I\'m taking it based apon user feedback.
Weeeeeeeeell?!?!?
Oh and please do contribute a dollar to the JM\'s Sweet Avatar Foundation. :D
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this is like trying to put a wall around the ocean, it\'ll take FOREVER.
Something new will always be popping up, this is a war the governement can\'t win.
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What are your reasons for not wanting to use Kazaa?
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I gave up on winmx... it wont even kinda work for me.
right now im searching desperatly for ANYTHING.
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I used to use WinMX.. it was pretty good (for music at least). But didnt always find what i wanted.
I havent updated lately tho.
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Why dont you people like Kazaa, it works awesome for me.
I actually use Kazaa lite, its spyware free.
the best file sharing program for file availability is eDonkey, I also use that.
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Oh, I\'ve used KaZaA lite before, then it told me to upgrade to a newer KaZaA (big mistake) and I was like, what the hell. But, I noticed it was slow and it didn\'t have good search results.
I\'m more in it for the music than anything. I can use Grokster for my software needs.
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*it seems kimhari doesnt know how to read the posts above him*;)
if yer looking for music i hear "blubster" is pretty good but i dont think anything could be better than the old napster :(, as for file sharing theirs this program called edonkey2000 (lol), i havent tried it but it seems to be one of the best.
:)
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Originally posted by Tyrant_246
*it seems kimhari doesnt know how to read the posts above him*;)
what are you talking about?
if yer looking for music i hear "blubster" is pretty good but i dont think anything could be better than the old napster :(, as for file sharing theirs this program called edonkey2000 (lol), i havent tried it but it seems to be one of the best.
:) [/B]
edonkey is great, it has a bit of a different interface and sometimes it takes a while to connect to a server. Takes some time to learn how to use it to its full potential too.
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And can you think of a better name for a program?
I use grokster too. I really hope it doesn\'t get shut down. It\'s the best working program I\'ve used so far. WinMX is crap. I tried it, and hated it. Maybe I should try this edonkey thing though. I may unfortunately have to switch to it in the future anyway.
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what are you talking about?
im so tired i actually forgot why i wrote that.
Originally posted by Kimahri
edonkey is great, it has a bit of a different interface and sometimes it takes a while to connect to a server. Takes some time to learn how to use it to its full potential too.
thanks for sharing that info kimhari :), i might actually give this edonkey2000 (lol) program a whirl.
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Originally posted by shockwaves
And can you think of a better name for a program?
I use grokster too. I really hope it doesn\'t get shut down. It\'s the best working program I\'ve used so far. WinMX is crap. I tried it, and hated it. Maybe I should try this edonkey thing though. I may unfortunately have to switch to it in the future anyway.
Ya give it a try, Dont turn it down just becuase you might not understand it at first
heres some sites
http://www.edonkey2000.com/ <------ for the software
http://www.sharereactor.com <------for files
See theres a difference right there, there are edonkey sites that you can get files off of. it gives u a url and the file downloads using edonkey.
But do not worry you can also type any search topic into edonkey, then extend to all the servers for maximum results.
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I can\'t connect to any eDonkey servers:\\
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Originally posted by jm
I can\'t connect to any eDonkey servers:\\
takes time, also helps if you download an extra server list
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I use WinMX. I tried downloading KaZaA, but it says that I\'m missing something that\'s neccesary to run it, and it just doesn\'t work. WinMX works for me, seems to get the job done nearly every time. Of course, I use AIM transfers a whole hell of a lot, too. Songs, files etc, AIM seems to work very, very nicely.
See Yuz.
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But where do you think the people who give you stuff on AIM get the stuff from?
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...Fayded? ;-)
Either that, or they buy a cd, put it on their computer, and send me songs, stuff like that can happen. Then again, that 76 meg file you sent me, oh, 2 weeks ago, yes, that was pure Grokster :)
See Yuz.
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Does anyone use iMesh? I\'ve been using it the last little while and I think it\'s better than Kazaa.
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I used Imesh before Kazaa. The thing is absolutely horrible. Fewer files, horrible downloading and searching systems. The program is just a mess.
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I use WinMX primarily, cause I usually get fast downloads (150kb/s is my record, thats good for a p2p network), and I use KaZaA Lite as a secondary p2p network, and for a last resort on programs.
But remember this. You can\'t stop MP3s and the whole p2p scene. Its out there. People want it. Shut down one network and 3 more will be developed.
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150 kb/s is the best you\'ve ever gotten? My best is in the 300s.
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You suck.
But I rarely use winmx or kazaa or anything so thats probably why I haven\'t got anything faster.
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lol my real one is 250 or something that lasted until the file was done.
But i was d/l a video once and it jumped up to 1000 for like 5 seconds, i dunno if it was a glitch or something but i dont count that as a record because it only lasted for 5 seconds or so
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Yeah, I got a glitch that said 2000kbs once. Cause I did something with a CS hack that slows down or speed up your computer speed to make it do that. Weird.
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i\'m a kazaa man myself, but when it get\'s shut down, I\'ll just go to download.com, and see what other p2per is the most popular and download it, and so on.
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I\'m a deprived child, don\'t mind me.
:D
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What is wrong with KazaaLite\'s main site?!?!! I NEED IT!
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WFS420, please, do yourself a favor, and keep those kinds of comments to yourself. I kinda wanted this topic to be a nice civilized one.
Perhaps you are potraying this differently than I am, but if you post like that again, I\'m gonna throw your pitaful remarks into the Wall of Shame.
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Though slower, I use IRC for all my sharing needs, usually DALnet or Undernet. I also use newsgroups heavily - they\'re the fastest of all, but less content.
After napster, no single sharing program came out well. Morpheus was ok for a while, but they\'re all having their problems, with virii, spyware, or just usability.
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I haven\'t had any problems with Grokster. Connects every time, fast downloads, never have any trouble finding anything, and there\'s no spyware. I\'m plenty happy with it.
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Originally posted by orphy
Yeah, I got a glitch that said 2000kbs once. Cause I did something with a CS hack that slows down or speed up your computer speed to make it do that. Weird.
You suck. :mad: :p :evil: (I couldn\'t decide how I felt right then)
Grokster. Trying it now. Course, if it is good, I\'ll give it a 6 month life... tops.
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Well, it\'s just the annoyance of their ads, I get so many of them if my ad blocker isn\'t active (Grokster speaking..)
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I only get like one ad when I open it, and another when I close it.
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I hate dumbass siblings that download a "song" that end in .vbp
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I hate dumbass siblings that download a "song" that starts in "britney spears" :(