Can you please tell me what software you use,and what to stay clear of?

Try stear clear of Kazaa full of spyware and infected files. Limewire is good but a little hard to get the files off.

winmx isnt bad, but if you have a large amount to share (over 20GB) then DC++ is great.

Hi Mac, whatever you do make sure you've got the latest virus definitions in good anti-virus s/w AND a good firewall. Keep them up to date and keep your Windows bang up-to-date.

 

I know this is grannies/eggs but the *unofficial* peer-to-peer networks are crawling with all sorts of unpleasantnesses, script kiddies and whatnot. Better safe than sorry!

Thanks for that Gio,firewall and antvirus are good quality;)

 

Clarkey,I hear winmx is not that good for music vids?

I use Kazza Lite - which is 'Kazza' but with all spyware, etc removed - works really well

 

Used to use Audio Galaxy and Morpheous - but they've all got limitations now. Also, for software / movies and possibly a decent collection of music - eDonkey2000.

 

What kindastuff you into?

 

Simon.

yeah kazza lite k++ the only version to have is good for videos, DC or DC ++ good for full albums but you are required to share certain amounts to get into hubs

 

and of course only download files u already have originals of :)

kazza lite here too

DC++ mate

 

absolutely brilliant for everything

You share out a folder, join a hub or two then download entire albums by right clicking on the folder name and selecting download this directory.

 

Its good for progz and films too.

 

Im in a 2 hubs where I can search through 589 Terabytes.

 

Thats a lot of songs :)

MAC the best solution is to put 2-3 and search in all of them. There is a software that removes all the unwanted material that you are downloading but i cant remember the name i'll post it as soon as i remember it.

 

PS I send you an email did you get it? Any news?

Originally posted by Jay

DC++ mate

 

absolutely brilliant for everything

You share out a folder, join a hub or two then download entire albums by right clicking on the folder name and selecting download this directory.

 

Its good for progz and films too.

 

Im in a 2 hubs where I can search through 589 Terabytes.

 

Thats a lot of songs :)

 

 

A lot of them are repeated though. Also these things need you to to be sharing a lot of information before you can get on. Considering MAC has disabled sharing he wont get on.

Originally posted by SRRAE

A lot of them are repeated though. Also these things need you to to be sharing a lot of information before you can get on. Considering MAC has disabled sharing he wont get on.

 

Yea Mr Groves told me to do that:rofl:

Originally posted by MAC 1

Yea Mr Groves told me to do that:rofl:

 

With kazaa lite you don't need to share to connect, I don't share out over kazaa purely because I leave it connected for long periods and would end up getting shafted by blueyonder :P

 

Srrae is talking about DC, where the servers are setup so people have data shared out,

Im with Blueyonder (1MB Connection) sharing 100GB constantly (No MP3s though as thats naughty ;) ). I leave mine connected and downloading 24-7 - last time I shutdown for a reboot was about 3 weeks ago. Never had any probs with them.

Originally posted by Jay

Im with Blueyonder (1MB Connection) sharing 100GB constantly (No MP3s though as thats naughty ;) ). I leave mine connected and downloading 24-7 - last time I shutdown for a reboot was about 3 weeks ago. Never had any probs with them.

 

I work in the field, you would be surprised how quickly policies can change on these matters. All it takes is one letter from a lawyer and they make an example of some users.

imo DC have the right idea, if you dont want to share then you wont be downloading anything either, seems fair to me.

Originally posted by MikeGroves

I work in the field, you would be surprised how quickly policies can change on these matters. All it takes is one letter from a lawyer and they make an example of some users.

 

Has there been any cases of this in the UK yet Mike?. I know they are getting a bit frisky in th US with all the peer to peer stuff.

Originally posted by kia99

Has there been any cases of this in the UK yet Mike?. I know they are getting a bit frisky in th US with all the peer to peer stuff.

 

there have been cases of people being suspended from ISPs because their upstream was in constant use for illicit activities, the first step an ISP would probably take is to ban the ports these applications run on, I know we have done this in the past.

When I first got Blueyonder they blocked AudioGalaxy pissed me right off.

 

There have been cases as well in some parts of Europe, users have been sent bills in the post of the infomation they have downloaded.

 

However if people knew the law there is no way you can be billed for downloading from Kazaa even if you down load stuff that is copyrighted.

 

 

 

Stuart

Iv been trying to download Kazaa Lite for ages and cant seem to find any websites for it.

 

Can any1 show me where 2 look!!!

 

Fas

Add me to your messenger mate

 

SRRAE at Hotmail.com

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3395161.stm

 

UK song-swappers 'could be sued'

 

 

The UK record industry is concerned about piracy

The British record industry may sue internet song-swappers as part of a new campaign against online piracy.

Andrew Yeates, director general of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) trade group, said it was hoping to encourage new, legitimate services.

 

"We want to increase awareness of the legal implications of file-sharing. If these are not working, there has to be a degree of enforcement," he said.

 

Record firms in the US have already started cases against file-sharers.

 

But the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) actions generated bad publicity after it emerged a 12-year-old girl had been targeted, along with a 66-year-old grandmother who was alleged to have been downloading rap records.

 

Mr Yeates said any legal crackdown would be "proportional", and talks were taking place with internet service providers across Europe to streamline a process for identifying those who distribute the most songs.

 

Illicit

 

Industry-backed services such as iTunes and the revamped Napster are widely expected to be launched in Europe later this year.

 

Mr Yeates said if they were successful and illicit song-swapping levels fell, legal action may not be necessary.

 

The move comes despite healthy album sales for the UK industry.

 

Album sales in the UK rose by 7.6% in 2003 to a record high, fuelled by falling CD prices.

 

But the singles market continues to fall - with a drop of 30% last year.

 

Critics of the music industry's legal action say it is not proportional to the problem of file-sharing piracy.

 

They argue that the world-wide music market is falling as it competes with an explosion in DVD and video game sales.

 

--Almost Half of KaZaA Files Contain Malware

(6/9 January 2004)

Research from TruSecure, a company specializing in risk management,

found that 45% of files downloaded from KaZaA contained malware.

TruSecure senior analyst Bruce Hughes encourages companies to educate

their employees about the security risks involved in peer-to-peer file

sharing.

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/print/?TYPE=story&AT=39118915-39020330t-10000025c

http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,61852,00.html

Time to get wise !

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35038.html

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