The number of users for each program

[napho]

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

[goldie]

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

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

1. "RE: 1102322 users online.........."
In response to message #0

"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

Hey Napho, our resident inside man (morph db users should remember Jaan ?) 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.

[Dawn]

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.

[Mowzer]

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.

[indiana_jones]

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