Recommend a file sharing program other than Morpheus!

[Bakwetu]

I can't use Kazaa, Directconnect or Gnutella (they are blocked, due to too much traffic). I used to use Morpheus, but it is related somehow to kazaa, so it is not usable anymore. Are there any other good filesharing programs?

 

[Ramius]

audiogalaxy is still my fav

 

[goraj]

Winmx is also pretty decent

 

[bigrash]

As far as i know, Morpheus is still usable

 

[RedRooster]

I used to say Bearshare, but since installing WinMX, I've used nothing else!
Direct Connect is the best if you know what you're looking for and don't mind hunting, it's got the best network of users.

 

[68GTX]

Xolox, a gnutella client still works fine even though they shut down and removed the download section. Go to Zeropaid.com and find out how to use this and many other file sharing appz. I've been using Blubster for music. It's a lot like Napster and it's fairly new so there are not a lot of users yet but if you have a high speed connection it works well.

 

[bjc112]

Kazaa got shut down?

 

[btvillarin]

<< I used to use Morpheus, but it is related somehow to kazaa, so it is not usable anymore. >>



What the...it's usable! I've just finished downloading a couple of music videos and stuff just now.

 

[jpsj82]

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<< I used to use Morpheus, but it is related somehow to kazaa, so it is not usable anymore. >>



What the...it's usable! I've just finished downloading a couple of music videos and stuff just now. >>



i think he means it not usable on his network.

 

[Bakwetu]

Thanks for the suggestions . jpsj82 is right, they are not shutdown, they have been blocked on my network. This is not because they are thought of as being illegal, but it has been too much traffic to these, limiting the bandwidth for other things. I'll give winmx a try.

 

[Pers]

blubster is annoying...i can't connect to it

 

[SteelyKen]

edonkey

Edit: Looks like the site is down for the moment, but that is a working link.

 

[68GTX]

<< blubster is annoying...i can't connect to it >>

Your firewall is blocking it.

 

[Psychoholic]

<< Thanks for the suggestions . jpsj82 is right, they are not shutdown, they have been blocked on my network. This is not because they are thought of as being illegal, but it has been too much traffic to these, limiting the bandwidth for other things. I'll give winmx a try. >>


Well they're obviously trying to stop people from using file-sharing programs because they take the bandwidth away from the people who are using the connection for productive reasons. Why don't you just wait until you have your own connection instead of hogging the bandwidth from others???

 

[Kadarin]

If company policy for your location does not prohibit the use of the filesharing application, but they are concerned about bandwidth usage, you might consider making use of built-in rate-limiting capability (BearShare and other gnutella clients have this), as do others, to prevent network cloggage. Also, be responsible about how many different things you download (and allow others to upload) at once. Another thing you can do is use the program at times that others are not using the network (i.e. nighttime).

A lot also depends on what kind of media you are downloading. For example, edonkey is excellent for downloading large (100+MB) files due to it's segmented download ability, and doesn't have a lot of network overhead due to the semi-centralized supernode network architecture (you log into a server and search amongst your peers for files, but you can extend the search to other servers if needed). Gnutella clients are good for smaller mp3 files due to content availability. I haven't used the Morpheus/KaZaA network, so I can't speak for it.

-j

 

[Bakwetu]

If they really wanted to ban the use of file sharing programs, I guess they could, but they haven't. The ban of the three I mentioned is temporary until they can get more bandwith from sunet. I don't hog bandwidth from others, I only used morpheus during afterwork hours, but apparently others were not so considerate.