Posted by Triffid on 11/15/39 11:27

anthonyberet wrote:
> Here is the link.
>
> http://www.winmxworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=419
>
> I always thought the winmx community was a strong one, but I have been
> amazed at how quickly these workarounds have appeared since the official
> winmx cache servers were taken offline.
>
> I do wonder however, as there seem to be two different host patches
> going around, if there are now two (or more) separate winmx networks?
>
> The one I am on does seem to be functioning well - I have more secondary
> connections than usual, but the quality of the files turning up in
> searches looks very good.
>
> I suppose the need for a patch will reduce the userbase, but the more
> motivated members of the community will remain, so at the moment at
> least, the winmx network looks more healthy than it has for a while.
>
> -There do seem to still be spoofed files for some titles - but now there
> is more chance of the sources being blocked centrally once the network
> is stable.
>
> I look forward to seeing how all this develops.

Why am I worried that the author of that program calls himself Josh? :)

I'm just sitting as a wide bw primary, no searches, no downloads. Hope
it helps the system out a bit and fucks the RIAA off. I have lots of
secondaries too. Amazing how fast the death and rebirth has propogated
through the net.

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