Posted by Don M. on 10/11/05 23:31

"George Hester" wrote in message news:IwV2f.40720$K91.31835@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> "db" <@ .> wrote in message news:434b10d3$0$6814$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
> > "George Hester" 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.
>
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Having what it takes to get the ticket to where to find the truth seems to be the real
problem.


Don

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