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Posted by kim on 08/29/07 12:56
"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:54:10 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:52:46 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:31:52 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:55:27 GMT, "*alan*"
>>>>>>> <in_flagrante@hotmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>news:8n6oc3lnhheoquds5qp5uu1qvnbfukmj0c@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:09:35 -0700, Greg Farr
>>>>>>>>> <gregfarr@comcast.net>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I had a lead but misplaced it as I tend to forget things. I
>>>>>>>>>>remember
>>>>>>>>>>someone had a place with good fair hash numbers for movies, was
>>>>>>>>>>that
>>>>>>>>>>here or somewhere else?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Never mind. I found it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Congratulations. I'm happy for you. It'd be nice if you shared it.
>>>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>>>--Alan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm sorry, it's just that I seem to be alone as a film fan around
>>>>>>> here;
>>>>>>> http://winmxworld.com/extras/mxcentral.winmxworld.com/index.html?contact.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You're not the only film fan around here Greg but you may be the only
>>>>>>one
>>>>>>who would consider using WinMX to download a film? I certainly
>>>>>>wouldn't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>(kim)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Which one do you use, is it superior?
>>>>
>>>>eMule, BitTorrent or Usenet, all have better resistance to file
>>>>corruption.
>>>>
>>>>On a big file like a movie that's crucial.
>>>>
>>>>(kim)
>>>
>>>
>>> Which is easiest?
>>
>>eMule (eDonkey2000) is most similar to WinMX and the best option for
>>finding
>>obscure video titles. It's also the slowest.
>>
>>> Are they equal in speed, I have broadband.
>>
>>Usenet is fastest. It will always download at maximum speed but is the
>>most
>>complicated to use. There is also a limit on how long a particular title
>>can
>>be stored on a newsserver. BitTorrent lies somewhere between the two in
>>terms of speed, availability and ease of use. Checkout the guides at
>>Slyck.com to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different file
>>sharing apps: http://www.slyck.com/guides.php
>>
>>> I don't
>>> get a lot of corrupt files, just found one tho, that stops playing
>>> half way thru and I'd like to try & fix it by changing to mpeg or
>>> something. Do you know how to do a repair job. It's a rare film,
>>> otherwise, I'd just d/l it again.
>>
>>There are programs which can make corrupted avi files playable again but
>>I've never used one as picture quality is all important for me.
>>
>>(kim)
>>
>
>
> Several yrs ago I used usenet & FTP to get programs, or something, &
> it was way complicated to use, for my mind, anyway. Is that what you
> mean my usenet, or just the movie sites on usenet?
Usenet is what you're reading right now. You can download entire movies in
the same way as you download messages.
> The film that
> started all this is Undercover w/ Kate Beckinsale, BTW.
Do you mean "Underworld" or "Uncovered"?
(kim)
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