Trying to get back in the game. - P2P-Zone

thinker · 02-12-04, 10:42 PM

Things have obviously changed over the past couple of years, and I'm trying to get back into p2p without getting killed. I guess I want what a lot of people want - the ability to be pretty sneaky and avoid invasiveware, while actually finding some things and ending the day not feeling too bad about being a dial-up user. Just wondering what would be worth a look. Damn I feel like a n00b again. Haven't kept up as much while in school and with no comp.

napho · 03-12-04, 03:04 AM

eDonkey has the most stuff on it overall, and because you're on dialup it won't seem slow, which is the #1 complaint about the network.
Soulseek has lots of music and specialty rooms. Ditto WinMX which is still around. Kazaa is pretty much dead; Ares is similar but without the fakes. BitTorrent is the big deal that's taken off in the last year. Shareaza combines eDonkey, Gnutella, G2, and BitTorrent. That might be a quick way to get you back into the game.

smokey227 · 17-12-04, 10:16 PM

Which of these have spyware & which don't? Do you have links to download sites for these (non-spyware versions of course).

multi · 18-12-04, 12:46 AM

edonkey has emule as a spyware free alternative
kazza has kazza lite and several spyware free multi-network clients(for ed2k and fastrack(and others))
not sure on the gnutella clients
if its an open source client you can pretty much bet theres no spyware

no bit torrent ones with it that i am aware
and winmx and soulseek i presume to be clean
from the last time i used them
but was awhile back so i'm not 100%

smokey227 · 18-12-04, 11:59 AM

Which if any of these allows a person to search by a specific user so friends can download from each other?

multi · 18-12-04, 01:22 PM

soulseek is one that comes to mind..
if its music you are after

maybe you might want to think about a small waste mesh or DC hub...
(check zer0share thread or http://www.p2p-zone.com/underground/...ad.php?t=16525 to get an idea about waste(warning:long threads)

-but it sounds perfect for what your'e asking )

TankGirl · 18-12-04, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by smokey227

Which of these have spyware & which don't? Do you have links to download sites for these (non-spyware versions of course).

You can download eMule from here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/emule/

burst! - a good BitTorrent client is available from here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/burst/

WASTE, a great client to set up small trust groups, is available from here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/waste/

All above clients are quality open source software from the good guys - no adware, no spyware.

- tg

18-12-04, 12:46 AM	#4
multi Thanks for being with arse Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The other side of the world Posts: 10,343	edonkey has emule as a spyware free alternative kazza has kazza lite and several spyware free multi-network clients(for ed2k and fastrack(and others)) not sure on the gnutella clients if its an open source client you can pretty much bet theres no spyware no bit torrent ones with it that i am aware and winmx and soulseek i presume to be clean from the last time i used them but was awhile back so i'm not 100% __________________ i beat the internet - the end boss is hard Secret Temple of It

18-12-04, 01:22 PM	#6
multi Thanks for being with arse Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The other side of the world Posts: 10,343	soulseek is one that comes to mind.. if its music you are after maybe you might want to think about a small waste mesh or DC hub... (check zer0share thread or http://www.p2p-zone.com/underground/...ad.php?t=16525 to get an idea about waste(warning:long threads)-but it sounds perfect for what your'e asking ) __________________ i beat the internet - the end boss is hard Secret Temple of It Last edited by multi : 18-12-04 at 01:34 PM.

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02-12-04, 10:42 PM	#1
thinker Ex-Singular Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Earth Posts: 4,677	Trying to get back in the game. Things have obviously changed over the past couple of years, and I'm trying to get back into p2p without getting killed. I guess I want what a lot of people want - the ability to be pretty sneaky and avoid invasiveware, while actually finding some things and ending the day not feeling too bad about being a dial-up user. Just wondering what would be worth a look. Damn I feel like a n00b again. Haven't kept up as much while in school and with no comp.

03-12-04, 03:04 AM	#2
napho Dawn's private genie Join Date: May 2001 Location: the Canadian wasteland Posts: 4,461	eDonkey has the most stuff on it overall, and because you're on dialup it won't seem slow, which is the #1 complaint about the network. Soulseek has lots of music and specialty rooms. Ditto WinMX which is still around. Kazaa is pretty much dead; Ares is similar but without the fakes. BitTorrent is the big deal that's taken off in the last year. Shareaza combines eDonkey, Gnutella, G2, and BitTorrent. That might be a quick way to get you back into the game.

17-12-04, 10:16 PM	#3
smokey227 Napsterite Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 29	Which of these have spyware & which don't? Do you have links to download sites for these (non-spyware versions of course).

18-12-04, 11:59 AM	#5
smokey227 Napsterite Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 29	Which if any of these allows a person to search by a specific user so friends can download from each other?