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2. Basic File Sharing Information·Which P2P app is the best?
·What about P2P on *nix?
·Does a fast computer and fast connection type equate to fast downloads?
·Which File-Sharing app is the fastest?
·I downloaded an audio/video file but get no sound/video, what do I need?
·Top 5 P2P Apps without Spyware
·What does *REPACK*, *PROPER*, *NUKE*, etc mean?
·What do i do with BIN/CUE files?
·.BIN & .CUE simple tutorial
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Simple answer: None
All P2P apps work on the same basic principle: USERS make various files available for others to download. If someone doesn't, you won't find it. Some P2P apps may be heavy on MP3s where another is better for movies. Your chances of finding the file you're after is completely dependent on someone else out there sharing it. There's no secret repository of every single possible file in existance out there that one particular P2P app has access to.
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by Hall  edited by removed
last modified: 2002-09-11 21:29:01 |
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Gnutella:
There are a great abundance of Gnutella P2P programs for Linux. Popular clients include LimeWire, Gtk-Gnutella, Napshare, and Qtella. A quick search on FreshMeat will find them all.
IRC:
There are several IRC clients for Linux. Among the best are X-Chat and BitchX. See the IRC FAQ for more information regarding downloading files from IRC networks
KaZaA:
Some time ago there was a KaZaA text-based client for Linux. This project (maintained by the people at KaZaA has been killed). If you're using a *nix, you're probably beyond using KaZaA anyway.
eDonkey:
There is an official eDonkey client for Linux, see eDonkey's Website for details and installation instructions.
Several other clients for eDonkey on *nix exist, but none that I've tried work as well as the official one.
Direct Connect:
Direct Connect on Linux sucks. This client and this client are the two best I've used.
Newsgroups:
Pan is by far the best I've used.
Note: Problems with compiling / installing *nix software should be taken to the Unix Forum
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by ftzsee edited by removed
last modified: 2002-09-13 17:12:08 |
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Well, yes and no. There are alot of variables in determining how fast your download will be. I like to apply this to a common occurrence in life. Lets say I bought a fast car, lets say a Fararri. I get out on the open road expecting to zoom from point A to point B, well, little did I know, here comes a stop sign, now a red light, next a pedestrian and lastly.......traffic! See, I never anticipated all of the obstacles that would eventually slow this power horse of a car down, I only thought blindly of it's speed. The same applies to file sharing, you may have the fastest PC and the fastest connection available, but you must anticipate that when you are downloading files from other users that they too may be mirroring what you are doing. You may have several files downloading and so too may that other user. Not only that, but what if you are running other programs besides the file sharing program, the other user may be doing this also. Then there is the congestion of the internet itself, keep in mind firewalls also, they hinder downloads to an extent. See, these are a few of many factors that will sometimes put a dent your in objective of gaining those downloads at light speed. Just be prepared to deal with it no matter what your connection is. :)
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by Xstealth edited by removed
last modified: 2002-09-15 14:52:31 |
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There is no such thing as a 'fastest' File-Sharing application. All things equal, your effective speed is dependent on the peer(s) you are connected to. For example, userB's download from userA is the same or lower than userA's upload speed. Most apps allow for bandwidth-throttling, where you can set the upper limits for your upstream and downstream speeds, which is helpful on a shared network with a limited Internet connection speed, which seems to be about everything but fiber and OOL these days :) and some also offer a multi-point downloading ability, which also means you could be used as a multi-point upload; in either case the idea is to get an equal percentage or more of the data from however many points there are.
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by kba4 edited by removed
last modified: 2002-09-25 17:30:06 |
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If you can't see any video or have no sound your probably missing a required codec. Download and install XP Codec Pack which supports most codec's. You may also want to download and install the Divx and Xvid codec's
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by WildGod edited by FlexBaud
last modified: 2007-03-20 09:23:06 |
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Editor's note: Some of these sites might have popups. Be sure your popup blocker is on.
Why does Spyware suck, you ask? It sucks because its a monitoring system that monitors your habits online like which songs you download that sort of thing. Spyware can also lead to bad viruses. To remove 99% of Spyware go here or here.
*remember* Top 5 in no order so the 5th doesn't mean the worst and the 1st doesnt mean the best. This top 5 is from my point of view because I visit this site often and see these a lot.
1. The best by far has to be WinMX, WinMX is a totally spyware-free app. It's great for downloading multiple files at one time. You can also run it on P2P and OpenNap Servers. Homepage
2. The second has to be Edonkey, Edonkey comes with spyware but its optional. Caring for your Edonkey
3. A lot of people like Direct Connect. It is Spyware free and AD free. Here is the Site. DC PlusPlus: »dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/
4. Zero spyware: »shareaza.sourceforge.net
5. Fourth has to be Songspy. It contains Spyware but can easily be removed with Ad-aware.
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by null edited by FlexBaud
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*INTERNAL* - it is only meant for release within the group because it doesn't follow certain release standards.
*LIMITED* - shown in fewer than 500 theaters.
*STV* - straight to video.
*DUPE* - duplicate; already been ripped.
*BAD FPS* - does not follow the scene standard ~24fps.
*SE* - special edition dvd.
*RERIP* - same movie ripped again.
*INTERLACED* - Picture will appear wavy to the trained eye.
*BAD IVTC* - IVTC (inverse telecine) is the process of converting a 30fps movie into 24fps to save space; the picture will appear jerky to the trained eye.
*PROPER* - a previous release of this movie was poor and this one is supposedly better.
*REPACK* - repacked, similar to a PROPER.
*NUKE* - there are two different types of nuking:
•the first is site specific. a site will nuke a release if it does not comply with their rules.
• the other is a global nuke (meaning most every site nukes it) when a release is a DUPE or has something wrong with it.
*DC* - director's cut
- taken from here, edited for clarity.
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by nfx edited by removed
last modified: 2004-07-11 03:01:16 |
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Great tutorial here: ».BIN & .CUE simple tutorial.
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by nfx edited by removed
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».BIN & .CUE simple tutorial.
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