The number of users for each program
 

According to the people at Grokster, they've been underestimating the number on Mor/Kaz/Grok.

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29 posts Feb-25-02, 03:35 PM (GMT)

1. "RE: 1102322 users online.........."
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"The new version has a better of way of determining the actual number of users on the network. The old client always underestimated this number."


February 20, 2002

P2P Networks
Network Users Online
Morpheus/KaZaA 508,101
iMesh 140,234
eDonkey 110,547
Gnutella 73,657
DirectConnect 55,624
FileNavigator 12,570
SongSpy 11,344
Blubster 4,332

Nap P2P Networks Network Songs/Server
SonikNap 6.2 Million
SearchyNap 3.8 Million
DarkServers 2.7 Million
NecessaryEvil 2.1 Million
Optical_Intellegence 2.9 Million
Servers Online 220

IRC Networks
Network Users Online
DALNet 111,669
Undernet 78,492

Re: The number of users for each program
 

Hey Napho, our resident inside man (morph db users should remember Jaan :LOH:?) on the old Morph discussion board forums told us constantly that the # of users reported in the client was always underestimated. That in fact, the total number of users on the fast track network was always closer to 1,500,000 not the normal 1/4 to 1/2 million most users were currently seeing on their screens.

This was information morph/kazaa then grokster always bragged about but everyday users never actually saw the proof of.

None of my programs ever show as many users online as the rest of you guys. And I don't get near the search results either. Naturally. :att:

Same as how on the KaZaA downlaod page, at www.kazaa.com

the numbers going that show the total downloads are purly fake. Its just a java script trick they are using, and has been counting since the site went up.

seems to be some mixture of astrology and good old USSR selection statistics:

• 110% (rising) of all internet users are using kazaa net
• they share more files than there is sand on the beach.
• the numbers we show are only limited by 64bit arithmetics. as soon as we found a workaround we can show you much higher numbers.

whats more interesting to me - why does my morph client know that it's to old (like me too) even if i have pulled the network plug before startup?
indy