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Snarkridden · 19-05-02, 07:42 AM

AweShucks said...
I would like to see the old style bandwidth controls back!

You know its been such a long time since I used 2.6 now, I plain forgot how the bandwidth controls worked, but I know they DO work well in WinMx 3.1, and are available, certainly for the openap servers they are, not a great fan of the WNP, as it seems to be so full of freeloaders at the moment that have forgotten how to share, even forgotten how to encode their own CD's ?

Spend most of my watching time, doing a "Whois" and dumping the non sharers after one download.

Sounds mean maybe it does, but without some hints the whole network will degenerate into a fre-loaders paradise.

Setting up your OPENNAP servers:

One advantage of WinMx 3.1 is the server update feature. Just click on Find WSX in the Networks screen, and your search panel will automatically be configured to find a server (.WSX) file, when this file is downloaded, click on the Import WSX button and these servers will be presented in your network list.

So many different server lists available but only those with the format PUBLIC nnnnnnnn nnnnnnnn nnnnnnnn type of format are those genuinly created by another WinMx user, the nnnnnnn being a packed date format in the form 20YYMMDD.

the subsequent packed dates usually indicate the range of dates of the data the update file was created from.

There are still a lot of old format WSX files for WinMx 2.6 and the beta versions of winMx 3.0, these may contain some usefull server data, but this will need editing out and pasting in to you current lists (or hand entered) to be valid.

Raw IP numbers because of their transient nature on dialup systems are discouraged, even deleted by default from the updates, thouh you can opt to include them, it is NOT a good idea to do so by default, only when the DNS lookup has not worked for a specific server, or that server IP is very new, or is fixed is it neccessary to use IP numbers.

When you have your list of good servers, you can share them with others by exporting them to a file in your shared folder, but if you do this you MUST remember to highlite those servers you wish to include in the server update file, the export feature does NOT include all by default, so many short single entry files have been seen recently where users have only marked one server.

Fussy Servers :

You will find a resistance to WinMx in some server operators due to personal predjudic or potential flooding problems, you should than invoke the use random client option or better still set your own client report in the server edit box, a good choice seems to be audioGnome (spelled exactly that way)

Some servers (SlavaNap) have adopted other ways of determining your client type, so the renaming trick may not always work, personaly if I get a fussy server type of rejection that server gets deleted from the list, there are plenty of others around.

refreshing servers:

you will need to do this on a regular basis as the opennap network runs a lot of prsonal small servers at the whim of the operator, may or may not be 24 hours, sometime only at the weekend, so don't discard a Timeded out server directly, wait a week then check again.

Reports:

Timeout network could not find server address
Refused: Server operation is busy, you are not registered etc
Server full: Well this is obvious, try again at less busy times.
You are BANNED: Well what did you do? did you insult the server operator, did you try to share illegal material (porn etc)?

You must remember that SERVER OPERATORS ARE GODS and what they say and want GOES, some are sociable creartures that want you to join a room, so you may find out what they have to offer you, or find out about you, usualy the threats to kick you if you FAIL to join a room are just hot air, sometimes not

Generally if you get annoyed by the constant barrage of IM's from server roBOTS then join a room seek out the admin and ask then not to, or you can just put the bots nickname in the ingore list and that will be the end of it (you hope!)

I've tried to put a few points here in answer to questions, i'm not say ing they are 100% correct, they are as perceived by me in runing winMx 3.0 & 3.1.

There are many more points, made by others, all worth of note and sharing, this is just my personal contribution.

typed live, so no spell checks...

Snark..

19-05-02, 07:42 AM	#15
Snarkridden OpenNap Server Operator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: U.K Posts: 401	Bandwidth? AweShucks said... I would like to see the old style bandwidth controls back! You know its been such a long time since I used 2.6 now, I plain forgot how the bandwidth controls worked, but I know they DO work well in WinMx 3.1, and are available, certainly for the openap servers they are, not a great fan of the WNP, as it seems to be so full of freeloaders at the moment that have forgotten how to share, even forgotten how to encode their own CD's ? Spend most of my watching time, doing a "Whois" and dumping the non sharers after one download. Sounds mean maybe it does, but without some hints the whole network will degenerate into a fre-loaders paradise. Setting up your OPENNAP servers: One advantage of WinMx 3.1 is the server update feature. Just click on Find WSX in the Networks screen, and your search panel will automatically be configured to find a server (.WSX) file, when this file is downloaded, click on the Import WSX button and these servers will be presented in your network list. So many different server lists available but only those with the format PUBLIC nnnnnnnn nnnnnnnn nnnnnnnn type of format are those genuinly created by another WinMx user, the nnnnnnn being a packed date format in the form 20YYMMDD. the subsequent packed dates usually indicate the range of dates of the data the update file was created from. There are still a lot of old format WSX files for WinMx 2.6 and the beta versions of winMx 3.0, these may contain some usefull server data, but this will need editing out and pasting in to you current lists (or hand entered) to be valid. Raw IP numbers because of their transient nature on dialup systems are discouraged, even deleted by default from the updates, thouh you can opt to include them, it is NOT a good idea to do so by default, only when the DNS lookup has not worked for a specific server, or that server IP is very new, or is fixed is it neccessary to use IP numbers. When you have your list of good servers, you can share them with others by exporting them to a file in your shared folder, but if you do this you MUST remember to highlite those servers you wish to include in the server update file, the export feature does NOT include all by default, so many short single entry files have been seen recently where users have only marked one server. Fussy Servers : You will find a resistance to WinMx in some server operators due to personal predjudic or potential flooding problems, you should than invoke the use random client option or better still set your own client report in the server edit box, a good choice seems to be audioGnome (spelled exactly that way) Some servers (SlavaNap) have adopted other ways of determining your client type, so the renaming trick may not always work, personaly if I get a fussy server type of rejection that server gets deleted from the list, there are plenty of others around. refreshing servers: you will need to do this on a regular basis as the opennap network runs a lot of prsonal small servers at the whim of the operator, may or may not be 24 hours, sometime only at the weekend, so don't discard a Timeded out server directly, wait a week then check again. Reports: Timeout network could not find server address Refused: Server operation is busy, you are not registered etc Server full: Well this is obvious, try again at less busy times. You are BANNED: Well what did you do? did you insult the server operator, did you try to share illegal material (porn etc)? You must remember that SERVER OPERATORS ARE GODS and what they say and want GOES, some are sociable creartures that want you to join a room, so you may find out what they have to offer you, or find out about you, usualy the threats to kick you if you FAIL to join a room are just hot air, sometimes not Generally if you get annoyed by the constant barrage of IM's from server roBOTS then join a room seek out the admin and ask then not to, or you can just put the bots nickname in the ingore list and that will be the end of it (you hope!) I've tried to put a few points here in answer to questions, i'm not say ing they are 100% correct, they are as perceived by me in runing winMx 3.0 & 3.1. There are many more points, made by others, all worth of note and sharing, this is just my personal contribution. typed live, so no spell checks... Snark..