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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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 Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:07 am Post subject: Kazaa? Good or bad? |
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I was thinking about downloading the free version.
I heard (a few years ago) that it was the best place on the internet to infect your computer with viruses, spyware, malware, just about anything.
Opinions anybody? |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:27 am Post subject: |
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I used Kazaa for a couple of days and my computer was down for a month.
Wicked process getting rid of all the spy-ware, etc.
Kazaa='netSatan. |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:42 am Post subject: Re: Kazaa? Good or bad? |
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| poet13 wrote: |
| IOpinions anybody? |
Do NOT even mess with it. |
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Delirium's Brother
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Out in that field with Rumi, waiting for you to join us!
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| kazaa = adware + spyware + government spyware + bugs = no fun for you! But that's just my opinion (not proven fact). |
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huck
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:56 am Post subject: |
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KazaaLite was okay about 2-3 years ago, but not anymore...
If you want to download, just learn how to use torrents.. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: |
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| I used kazaalite for casual song downloading. it worked fine. I don't have it anymore, and i can't find a download for it. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| What programs do you people recommend then? |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| For a peer to peer media download program, I use soulseek. No spyware. But mostly just use bit.torrent. Download an artist's complete discology over night. |
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kimchi story
Joined: 23 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: |
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I use bitlord. Actually, a grade twelve Comparative CIvilizations student introduced me to it - he warned me I might not be ready for the XXX chat button that comes with it. He was right.
But I was ready to download entire albums in less than 15 minutes...
Point is - go check out the thread on torrents on this forum and choose one.
Peer to peer is the way to go. Azureus, Bitlord....there are soooo many |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| kimchi story wrote: |
I use bitlord. Actually, a grade twelve Comparative CIvilizations student introduced me to it - he warned me I might not be ready for the XXX chat button that comes with it. He was right.
But I was ready to download entire albums in less than 15 minutes...
Point is - go check out the thread on torrents on this forum and choose one.
Peer to peer is the way to go. Azureus, Bitlord....there are soooo many |
Don't confuse peer to peer with bit.torrent (of which bitlord is a client). Peer to peer means one person is sending you one file. A torrent means many people are sending you parts of the same file. Peer to peer means you're getting the file at a single uploaders upstream rate (slower). A torrent means you're getting their part of the file at their upstream rate but you're getting as many parts, theoretically, as your downstream can handle. So it's additive. |
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kimchi story
Joined: 23 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
Don't confuse peer to peer with bit.torrent (of which bitlord is a client). Peer to peer means one person is sending you one file. A torrent means many people are sending you parts of the same file. Peer to peer means you're getting the file at a single uploaders upstream rate (slower). A torrent means you're getting their part of the file at their upstream rate but you're getting as many parts, theoretically, as your downstream can handle. So it's additive. |
Wham!
Suddenly calling it a torrent makes sense... |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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If you must use such a service, remember that Kazaa had their doors kicked in by the cops. Best to avoid them
Use E-mule. Same network, no cops. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
Don't confuse peer to peer with bit.torrent (of which bitlord is a client). Peer to peer means one person is sending you one file. A torrent means many people are sending you parts of the same file. Peer to peer means you're getting the file at a single uploaders upstream rate (slower). A torrent means you're getting their part of the file at their upstream rate but you're getting as many parts, theoretically, as your downstream can handle. So it's additive. |
I don't know if I agree with this. A peer to ppeer connection can have simultaneous downloads from different peers on the same file! Peer-to-peer is simply a different model than the old client-sserver dichotomy where one computer asks for a service and the other computer performs the service -- a servent-master type pairin. Peer-to-peer simply flattens the hierarchy, makes it horizontal rather than vertical. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know many people still using P2P. Bittorrent has almost completely taken over.
Download uTorrent and get going. Big public sites like Torrentspy and btjunkie are a good starter. Then, hopefully, you can plead other people for invites to a private tracker. That's when the bittorrent thing really makes sense. Full DVD movies can be dowloaded in a few hours. Got a DVD writer in your computer? Hey presto!!  |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Eamo, nothing to do with bit torrents. Just wanted to share this with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNDccgakPvo&mode=related&search=
Believe it or not, I met a girl who was a member of their Japanese fanclub. I think I'd have a minor stroke if I ever met a Korean who'd even heard of them. |
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