peer to peer sharing

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15 Jun 05

sjeg

Et in Arcadia ego...

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15 Jun 05

what's the best free peer to peer software which i can download today?

dale21

Riding the Atom Bomb

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15 Jun 05

edonkey

Chakan

Oro!

Fear The Cow

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15 Jun 05

bearshare isn`t bad overnet pretty cool

Joe Fist

Troubador

Land of Fist

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15 Jun 05

Originally posted by chakan
bearshare isn`t bad overnet pretty cool

360 downloads, somebody told me about here and I love it. They have everything and they are really fast.

Bowmann

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15 Jun 05

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Shareaza and BearShare.

The former is best for multiple-network searching, including BitTorrents. The latter can be more successful but requires a little caution in terms of installation and usage.

Edit: Shareaza is "open source" software. Another advantage.

Sicilian Sausage

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15 Jun 05

Limewire is good. It isn't free though, but at £20 for unlimited use, it is well worth it. The download speeds are quite fantastic.

Bowmann

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15 Jun 05

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Originally posted by jimslyp69
Limewire is good. It isn't free though, but at £20 for unlimited use, it is well worth it. The download speeds are quite fantastic.

Limewire is available for free. It used to be good but, sadly, it no longer uses Java efficiently and is too slow.

Sicilian Sausage

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15 Jun 05

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Originally posted by Bowmann
Limewire is available for free. It used to be good but, sadly, it no longer uses Java efficiently and is too slow.

Perhaps the £20 fee speeds things up a little then. 😉

I use soulseek myself. I have never used anything else so I cannot rate it comparatively.

Bowmann

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15 Jun 05

Originally posted by jimslyp69
Perhaps the £20 fee speeds things up a little then. 😉

Doubt it. The cost version uses Java too.

invigorate

Only 1 F in Uckfield

Buxted UK

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15 Jun 05

Originally posted by Bowmann
Doubt it. The cost version uses Java too.

I paid my £20 for limewire pro and its fast, and have no real complaints.

edonkey file sharers have been targeted for arrests.

Sicilian Sausage

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15 Jun 05

Originally posted by Bowmann
Doubt it. The cost version uses Java too.

Java is an object orientated programming language btw, so how on earth could inefficient use of it possibly effect download speeds. Surely these are reliant on bandwidth, routing hardware configuration and proper usage of routing protocols. I smell a wat.

Bowmann

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15 Jun 05

Originally posted by invigorate
I paid my £20 for limewire pro and its fast, and have no real complaints.

edonkey file sharers have been targeted for arrests.

Why would you wish to pay for something you can get for free? I don't mean just Limewire. Look at the alternatives.

Bowmann

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15 Jun 05

Originally posted by jimslyp69
Java is an object orientated programming language btw, so how on earth could inefficient use of it possibly effect download speeds. Surely these are reliant on bandwidth, routing hardware configuration and proper usage of routing protocols. I smell a wat.

It also uses system resources. This is where the inefficiency lies.

Sicilian Sausage

In your face

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Moves: 55993

15 Jun 05

Originally posted by Bowmann
It also uses system resources. This is where the inefficiency lies.

Hey Bowmann. I've not called you a tw@t for a while.

genius

Wayward Soul

Your Blackened Sky

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15 Jun 05

*coughs* isn't that illegal!?! 😲 *coughs*

if your on a LAN, ourTunes is useful...