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Posted by AlmostBob on 10/17/59 11:27
like fu_ a porcupine
1000 pri_ks against one
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"Corey" <corey@myhouse.com> wrote in message
news:4FjZe.5943$y64.1118@trnddc06...
> So with the initial demise of the peer network earlier in the week I
> switched over to OpenNap, as described in this NG. I had some succes with
a
> few servers, found some music and some movies - some things I didn't
finding
> on Peer when it was up. But I have a few questions now that I can use
> OpenNap and Peer.
>
> 1) Is one network preferred over the other? From my untrained
> eye/experience it looks like I had more success in finding filse on
OpenNap
> than Peer. But for whatever reason it didn't look like OpenNap was
> completing shared files like Peer does (if 20 users have the same file you
> can download from multiple users in Peer, but not in OpenNap).
winmx peer network - multiple sources, automatic completion, automatic file
matching by hash code
openNap single source, no automatic completion, no file matching, very wide
selection
>
> 2) Can I run both networks at the same time? Any advantages or
> disadvantages to having both running/searching/downloading?
Yes, No
>
> 3) Is there a way to search only one of the networks over the other with
> both connected? Is there any reason to?
Yes
drop down button, 'available networks' under entry windows on search screen
> 4) When downloading from OpenNap, when in queue the status would sometimes
> read "Busy (42 in queue)" and other times "Remotely queued...". What is
the
> difference?
Remotely queued, waiting your turn
Busy, source says I will only allow *** in my queue, go away
>
> 5) Also when downloading from OpenNap, the status of my place in queue
> doesn't appear to update. I got in line for a movie at position 40, and
my
> spot never moved across an entire night. I "refreshed" by selecting Retry
> in the download screen and I was at spot 22. So I am really moving up in
> line with OpenNap and I just don't know it? Or was I doing something
wrong?
right click file in downloads window, check auto-retry
>
> I've searched around FAQs and help files and haven't found clear answers
to
> these questions for a novice.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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