Posted by George Hester on 10/11/05 20:46

"db" <@ .> wrote in message
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>
> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:_NA2f.37948$7b6.19207@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > Getting connected correctly is the problem. These latest host files and
> > dll
> > fixes are sending us to fraudulent peer cache servers. When we get
> > connected and have no chat channels and cannot whois ourselves that says
> > the
> > host whereever that is we connected to is a fraud. And it is harming
the
> > Network.
> >
> > --
> >
> > George Hester
> > _________________________________
>
> That sounds ridiculous to me, George. For a start there are only a
handful
> of cache servers operating and all of those are closely monitored by
people
> who have a relatively high, or high, level of understanding of the WPNP.
> Anything obviously untoward should reveal itself quite quickly
particularly
> given the amount of focus at this moment in time.
>
> Once your WinMX client has gone "green" (connected) the operations of your
> client have absolutely nothing to do with the cache servers at all; your
> client simply connects to other peers running primary connections. If you
> have problems, like an inability to list chat channels fully, or inability
> to whois yourself, then that is purely down to an issue, or issues,
between
> your client and the remote primary client, or clients, that you're trying
to
> communicate with. It is highly likely to have nothing whatsoever to do
with
> cache servers.
>
> Are you using the DLL fix to get online, or a hosts file modification, or
> both? The hosts file modification should have zero issue in respect to
your
> argument so long as you haven't messed it up in some way (like removing
the
> "127.0.0.1 localhost" line or something), though there's always the
> possibility that the DLL could have outstanding issues that may cause
> problems similar to what you're seeing. You have the power to run the
tests
> there to try and determine whether this might be the case, so do it, and
> stop being so irresponsible by spreading bollocks around as if it's the
> truth.
>
>
>

Sure no problem. All I want is a behaving client. I'm open to any and all
ideas why it wouldn't. Just remember the truth is out there where to find
it is the ticket.

--

George Hester
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