Posted by Trish on 11/15/00 11:27

"name" <dohduhdah@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1127567444.324403.182260@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Trish wrote:
>> I have used Winmx for several years with no problems. But over the last
>> few
>> months I have been having problems downloading. Some will download fine
>> and
>> within minutes, but there are a lot that either take days or will not
>> download at all. Will clicking on your link fix this.
>
> This is probably some other issue. The patch is only intended to make
> sure
> WinMX connects again (since the RIAA attack a few days ago prevented
> WinMX from connecting).

Yes I realised that earlier today when I tried to go on Winmx and cannot get
connected. Where do I go after clicking on the link given.
>
>> My Winmx is Version
>> 3.53. What does your patch repair exactly? Thanks.
>>
>> "anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:3pkrd9Faq1faU1@individual.net...
>> > 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.
>

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