Posted by gregfarr on 04/06/06 06:22

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:02:41 +0100, anthonyberet <nospam@me.invalid>
wrote:

>I had uninstalled Winmx for a bit, and have been using Emule, which
>seems very good, and BT which I have been using for ages anyway.
>However, I just reinstalled Winmx, and have been seeding a set of files
>which I actually got from Winmx a couple of years ago - I am glad to say
>they are being snapped-up.
>
>What does the future hold for Winmx now? - The network seems just as
>healthy as it ever did, with 1000s (plural) of chatrooms, and there
>seems to be less leeches. I also have a really fast new connection and
>so have been pumping stuff out at impressive rates, (ooerr Hammerer).
>
>And yet this group is clearly in its death-throes - there is no handy
>link from winmx.com to point the way here anymore.....does this mean the
>WPN is similarly doomed as newbies dry up? Can we do anything to
>jump-start a.m.m.w? Is there any pouint, as despite its functioning,
>Winmx looks pretty clunky next to Emule, and now the memory-leak will
>never be fixed...
>
>What think you?


don't know your methods, but the monitor can be beat, and I catch many
leeches every day, but just browsing a certain amount of my up
loaders. Apparently the software they get, tells mx monitor that they
have lots of files, but I guess the browser don't lie, cause there are
lots. Never could figure out their motive tho, why not collect few
dozen and start sharing them.

Greg
http://gregsplace.50megs.com
http://www.picturetrail.com/fugitive1

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