New Poll: What's your favorite filesharing software ?
We would like to know what, to our visitors, is the best filesharing software available. If you want to share your files with other people you will have a lot of software to choose from.
Some are based on the much anticipated Napster protocol, others on the Gnutella protocol that has the disadvantage of being rather slow but that has the big advantage of no central server, and thus hard to stop.
Of course our poll is not complete and there is more software available on the web, but we picked these options for you:
- Napster/Napigator
- BearShare (Gnutella)
- WinMX(Napster)
- Gnutella
- iMesh(Napster)
- eDonkey2000(Napster) - Review
- KaZaa(Napster) - Review
- AudioGalaxy (Napster)
- HotLine (Napster)
- Aimster (Napster)
- Other
Napster or Gnutella behind the options means that it is based on a central server network (Napster) or a client/server to client/server network (Gnutella). So decide what you think is the best one and vote ! You can find the poll below the reactiontracker on the frontpage.
Next: Napster Stats... Bearshare as the new napster?
Previous: Metallica & Dr.Dre were offered a share in Napster...
Some are based on the much anticipated Napster protocol, others on the Gnutella protocol that has the disadvantage of being rather slow but that has the big advantage of no central server, and thus hard to stop.
Of course our poll is not complete and there is more software available on the web, but we picked these options for you:
- Napster/Napigator
- BearShare (Gnutella)
- WinMX(Napster)
- Gnutella
- iMesh(Napster)
- eDonkey2000(Napster) - Review
- KaZaa(Napster) - Review
- AudioGalaxy (Napster)
- HotLine (Napster)
- Aimster (Napster)
- Other
Napster or Gnutella behind the options means that it is based on a central server network (Napster) or a client/server to client/server network (Gnutella). So decide what you think is the best one and vote ! You can find the poll below the reactiontracker on the frontpage.
Source: CD Freaks.com
Next: Napster Stats... Bearshare as the new napster?Previous: Metallica & Dr.Dre were offered a share in Napster...Want to submit your own news? Click here
Posted by arnesr on Friday 13 April 2001 23:38
Edonkey works well for Divx files, since others can't kill your downloads like they do on Napster.
Used Limewire a bit too, but don't see it listed above. Nice interface but I get killed too often, so I don't use it much.
Used Limewire a bit too, but don't see it listed above. Nice interface but I get killed too often, so I don't use it much.
Posted by Gringo on Saturday 14 April 2001 02:21
Kazaa is the very nice, i think it is the best!
haven't tried the updated versions of the other progies though
haven't tried the updated versions of the other progies though
Posted by Nila on Saturday 14 April 2001 03:16
I personally think polls like this are stupid. Too much attention is being drawn to programs that are primerily being used for non legal stuff. It's like publically advertising where the local crack house is, not the best way to keep it a secret and unbusted.
I'm sure ass holes (aka Law enforcement agencies and Copyright agencies etc) read this page and providing them with a nice neat list of programs to target isn't too good an idea.
I am curious though, what happened to the idea that:
Is it just me or is this not happening too much?
Who (other than the music labels), likes being ripped off and having to pay £15 for a CD that cost them £1 (at the most) to make and distrobute. Who likes having to go and pay another £15 when the stupid CD gets scratched and we need to replace it?
I'm sure ass holes (aka Law enforcement agencies and Copyright agencies etc) read this page and providing them with a nice neat list of programs to target isn't too good an idea.
I am curious though, what happened to the idea that:
The goverment is there to enforce the will of the people and to represent them and their wishes.
Is it just me or is this not happening too much?
Who (other than the music labels), likes being ripped off and having to pay £15 for a CD that cost them £1 (at the most) to make and distrobute. Who likes having to go and pay another £15 when the stupid CD gets scratched and we need to replace it?
Posted by Nila on Sunday 15 April 2001 01:06
By the way - Bearshare sucks.
It adds all kinds of crap when it installs itself and whatever the crap is (savenow for instance), it keeps trying to connect to sites, my firewall keeps notifying me of it.
It adds all kinds of crap when it installs itself and whatever the crap is (savenow for instance), it keeps trying to connect to sites, my firewall keeps notifying me of it.
Posted by Redneck on Sunday 15 April 2001 11:54
Yeah some of them have spyware in them 
I hate when a progs tries to call home
I hate when a progs tries to call home
Well, I think there are a couple of useful file-sharing programs available - Each with different advantages.
WinMX: Is great because it is able to resume downloads (Is there any other programs who does that?) and that it connects to many servers simultaniosly.
A problem with this program at the moment is that the best server (MusicCity) is down.
BearShare: Is great because of the many result on your search. And because it is able to perform several searches at simultaneous.
IMesh: Is also good because of its many hits on a search. But a disadvantage is that you can't see the mp3's quality. :8
WinMX: Is great because it is able to resume downloads (Is there any other programs who does that?) and that it connects to many servers simultaniosly.
A problem with this program at the moment is that the best server (MusicCity) is down.
BearShare: Is great because of the many result on your search. And because it is able to perform several searches at simultaneous.
IMesh: Is also good because of its many hits on a search. But a disadvantage is that you can't see the mp3's quality. :8
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