Posted by George Hester on 09/27/05 04:24

"db" <@ .> wrote in message
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> "ChenHA" <hzhen@freeuk.com> wrote in message
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>I believe the WinMX client, at least in
>primary mode, exchanges addresses with other peers on the network during
>operation to maintain a local cache of peers to connect to without
>necessarily having to call on a peer cache
>

I think I can prove this is the case. I have NOT installed the patch.
There is no need for it. I operate as a Primary. I did NOT go down. I
have been running just as fine as I ever have. What that says to me is the
so-called Peer Cache's are not necessary once you are in the Network. Since
the Peer Caches find the Primaries (I think I need help on this) a hosts
file could just redirect to a port 80 on the Primary which WinMX understands
(the Primary) and there you go. You found your Primary. At that point you
could lose that Primary and pick some one elses up. Or we could become Peer
Caches? Why not? This is going to have to happen. The RIAA is not stupid.
As we speak they are probably constructing letters to the Peer Caches or
their ISPs. There are only a finite number of them. Then they will get the
Cease and Desist letter and the hosts files becomes worthless. There will
be a few people still left in the Network (like me because I don't need nor
even have the patch installed) and so I am NOT dependent on the Peer Caches.
Listen I was NOT the only one that stayed up. There were others. But not
many.

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George Hester
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