Who use LimeWire?
I have installed LimeWire but then promptly deleted it because it created a Shared folder within my Systems Folder and felt uncomfortable. Can someone logged onto LimeWire access other files outside of LimeWire's created Shared Folder. I am using Norton's Firewall but felt that LimeWire's Gnuttella is rewriting access protocal. Am I too paranoid or is there some truth to my suspicion? :eek:
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Stop stealing.
On a side note I am looking for a good interface/software that allows me to connect onto my DSL service. My current software that was supplied by Earthlink DSL keeps disconnecting after first few seconds. I then have to reconnect several times to get good stable connection. Is Gnutella something that similar to an Apple's Remote Access or is Gnutella a different browser software?
<strong>On a side note I am looking for a good interface/software that allows me to connect onto my DSL service. My current software that was supplied by Earthlink DSL keeps disconnecting after first few seconds. I then have to reconnect several times to get good stable connection. Is Gnutella something that similar to an Apple's Remote Access or is Gnutella a different browser software?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Gnutella is a data transfer protocol/application and has absolutely nothing to with Apple Remote Access or anyother dialer software. Think of it as kind of web browser, except not for the web.
OS X has built in support for PPPoE, so it has no need for extra apps. If you're running OS 9.x, you're stuck with what you've got. Or at least I don't know of any other solutions.
Seeing we dont have any Kazaa clients (dammit) I think LimeWire is the best P2P we got.
It has issues sometimes with finding files... like give it a good 5-10 minutes to find as many servers as possible, otherwise you wont find anything.
<strong>There is also edonkey available for OSX, <a href="http://www.edonkey2000.com" target="_blank">www.edonkey2000.com</a></strong><hr></blockquote>
Is this faster than Limewire? because Limewire can be very slow at times.
Can someone explain about eDonkey and how it works etc? Is it more like Hotline/Carracho (you find your own goddam servers), or Gnutella like (finds servers automatically)? What's it like? See, I don't have MacOS X...
How the fvck does it work?
Half the buttons dont work, no instructions... boh. Baffling is an understatement
<strong>wow.... eDonkey... not
How the fvck does it work?
Half the buttons dont work, no instructions... boh. Baffling is an understatement</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sounds like I'll be sticking with Limewire...
[ 04-25-2002: Message edited by: sjpsu ]</p>
<strong>I really hate the X version of Limewire...not in line with the 9 version at all, slow itself, crappy interface (not the looks, the use), unstable, slows down X a lot....ehh. Aquisistion looks like a great start but I cant get it to work very well.</strong><hr></blockquote>
For me the OS 9 version was just as slow if not slower than the X version.
Aquisition is fairly quick, the interface is pleasant and quite usable, but it just doesn't work, for anybody, it seems.
I'll have to try eDonkey. But right away I am underwhelmed because (a) it's a Windows port, (b) I'm already hearing bad reports... and (c) what the hell kind of name is eDonkey2000? A lame one
But really, the best way to get copious amounts of music or videos or even software (lots and lots of.. freeware.. ) is from friends via IRC (DCC), or HTTP, or FTP, or even Hotline/Carracho. I'm not saying it's for everyone, before another flamer acting like Willoughby chews me out, but I do have plenty of good reasons. And I don't have to justify them to you.
<a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=13951&db=mac" target="_blank">Fern </a>is built using the original LimeWire code with the Java bridge.
<a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=13373&db=mac" target="_blank">Aquisition</a> , however, is rewritten from the ground up.
Both are, IMO, much Snappier? and better to use than the official LimeWire client.
[ 04-25-2002: Message edited by: starfleetX ]</p>
<strong>If you don't like the default LimeWire client, you should really try one of the two Cocoa third-party apps.
<a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=13951&db=mac" target="_blank">Fern </a>is built using the original LimeWire code with the Java bridge.
<a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=13373&db=mac" target="_blank">Aquisition</a> , however, is rewritten from the ground up.
Both are, IMO, much Snappier? and better to use than the official LimeWire client.
[ 04-25-2002: Message edited by: starfleetX ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
I've never tried Fern, but I'm another one of those people that couldn't get Aquisition to work.