Posted by FatKat on 07/06/06 13:36

kráftéé wrote:
> FatKat wrote:
> >> kráftéé wrote:
> >>> FatKat wrote:
> >>>> kráftéé wrote:
> >>>>> azfrankie wrote:
> >>>>>> fred-bloggs schrieb:
> >>>>>>> "the hotshot" <hotshot@inbox.lv> wrote in
> >>>>>>> news:1151820966.250795.273120 @v61g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> i am really horrible with keep up to date on the latest p2p
> >>>>>>>> sharing
> >>>>>>>> programs. can someone give advise as to which adware-free p2p
> >>>>>>>> software is good out there (and links).
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> i was using dc++ before but doesnt seem to be as good
> >>>>>>>> anymore.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> thanks
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The largest p2p network at the moment is eDonkey. eMule is an
> >>>>>>> open
> >>>>>>> source, adware free, eDonkey client. Albums are shared as rar
> >>>>>>> or
> >>>>>>> zip
> >>>>>>> files.
> >>>>>>> http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/general.cgi?l=1&rm=download
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Soulseek is good for electronic music, jazz and world music.
> >>>>>>> http://www.slsknet.org/download.html
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi, I'm not into pnp software either but had Kazaa installed
> >>>>>> once. What took me aback is the fact that it contained so much
> >>>>>> spyware and
> >>>>>> backdoor applications, I had to throw it off my system rather
> >>>>>> quickly. Is that different with the other programs mentioned in
> >>>>>> here?
> >>>>>> azfrankie
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Certainly is, if you shop carefully there are P2P programs out
> >>>>> there
> >>>>> with no spyware/malware & those that do often have unofficial
> >>>>> hacks to make them so.
> >>>>
> >>>> You didn't mean "shop" in the sense of something you pay for, do
> >>>> you?
> >>>
> >>> Nope & often if you are willing to risk using one of the adware
> >>> ridden versions you can get the pro/not free version (with no
> >>> adware/malware) from the very same network
> >
> > the hotshot top-posted:
> >> what about kazaa lite? do you guys have a link for that? the songs
> >> i
> >> am looking for dont seem to appear on winmx. hopefully i will have
> >> more luck on kazaa lite, i am also trying out shareaza right now.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> > The availability of files is indirectly connected to the quality of
> > the basic program - you can have the most technologically advanced
> > network, but it's otherwise worthless unless those who participate
> > have the media you want. I'm surprised that WinMX doesn't have what
> > you want - it's always been a great source of stuff that I couldn't
> > get on Kazaa or WinMX. As for Kazaa-lite, I herd it had spyware as
> > well. I tried it years ago, and could neither get it to run or even
> > uninstall. If you're going to go the P2P route, you're really better
> > off with WinMX.
>
> Or one of the many versions of Emule...

Forgive my ignorance (I really don't use it all that much) but isn't
ShareAzza one of the many versions of EMule, in that they use the same
networks? The SA client is much niftier than WinMX's, but it still
takes forever to DL, and those that actually do download suddenly lose
all their sources before completion.

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