Posted by FatKat on 12/27/05 19:01

mattysamsung wrote:
> son has YP MT6 samsung 512mb....I sign up with Kazaa Gold so he could
> download music..was this a mistake?? Having problems with it
> working(logging on)..but more important is it looks like a (file
> sharing hook up) instead of just a company site library of files from
> one source.Is the kazaa site recomended and we just need to learn how
> to use it? Or is Kazaa a big mistake full of problems? Any input would
> be great
> thanks

Kazaa isn't a site - it's a network, that's the point of it all.
Rather than having to get behind one line for the same file as sought
by everybody else, you can find the file from numerous sources and
download from as many as needed until you've gotten the completed file.
Because files are contributed by users rather than to a central
company data file, the number of available songs approaches virtual
limitlessness.

The problem? To get into peer-sharing, you need a peer-share client
software. While most of those programs are free, most of them come
with nasty spy-ware - which is why an above poster suggested both
Spybot (also recommended in addition is Lavasoft's Ad-ware S&D). Two
programs I recommend are WinMX & DC++. I have used WinMX for about 3
years with little trouble - it's spyware free. However, it's also user
manual free, help-page free, tech support free (you get the idea).
More experienced users have created extremely helpful FAQ's. though
you'll still need to invest some time learning how to best use the
program. I've also given DC++ a try, but remain happy enough with
WinMX that I've seen little need to get into it.

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