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I've been noticing that a lot of my clients seem to have this program on their computers. Up until a month or so ago I've never even heard of it. How good is the program? Is worth my time checking out or is it another limewire flavor that's riddled with viruses? How well does it stackup to other filesharing methods?
it's a limewire clone.you know, the thing recently shut down?.and it's as much "riddled with viruses" as any public torrent site.
The program is better than limewire was in the last year-year and a half. You just have to watch what you download... (Ie. file extension and size)
They both operate on the Gnutella network which means same content.
*note* that the official limewire has shut down. There is some new limewire pirate edition that is out though, that I have yet to try....
It is defintally another "limewire flavor" though. It operates exactly like limewire and even looks like it with a blue tint lol.
It's a Limewire fork with some extra functionality and the "PRO" options all unlocked. It obviously runs on the same network, meaning you should stay away from it as much as with the original thing. Get Ares if you want a similar solution with less fakes.
I figured as much. Thanks dudes!
Am curious about the Limewire Pirate edition too.
I wonder if anyone here can comment about it.
Lies and BS. Gnutella network is a free-for-all for any noob filesharer, pedo, hacker, or trollers. BitTorrent system is far more effective in rooting out this sh1te due to web-based communities which form around sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by slocker
Stay away from Frostwire, or any other Gnutella network application, and you'll save your self a lot of time removing virii.
Well, if you're going to use a sort of LimeWire, it's crucial not to download files containing executable elements (it is best to exclude WMA as well due to DRM features that can trick you into executing code) and not to download titles that look auto-generated or like trash.
If you follow these guidelines, after all this is for music files and it's not a problem at all.
It looked like the pro edition with the loading screen showing the "LOL, LIMEWIRE"-pirate sketch.Quote:
Originally Posted by geff_chang
I'm not sure about the AVG Anti-Virus feature, it was included as was in the Pro version of the program but probably wouldn't update at all.
If you're going to use an application like this, I can only follow anon's advice to use Aresgalaxy instead. Gnutella is a ghost-ship for quite some time with mostly spambots and the like left.
You can still have good luck, but what you could find is most likely also on Ares. If you're going to test it anyways respectively compare them, you should just use FrostWire on this side instead.
I wonder why this is the case. Are this public torrents where you see Frostys in the peers?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanka113
The program is around since 2006 or something, so this can't be it. If you'd search for a replacement limewire, then why were there no limewire clients before, but frostys now?
It is all kinda confusing. It would be interesting to see if they follow a common location.
* this would indicate a popular site directs people into this direction, or maybe
* common BitTorrent clients are blocked, while FrostWire for some reason isn't.
Maybe it's a custom build, changing the connection behaviour to evade something. Because usually, one able to add torrents would be able to get a dedicated torrent application as well.
Frostwire/gnutella is still good for certain things, but as others have mentioned, it's best to be very cautious when using it for filesharing. It's been that way, IMO, since it began. Still, it's always good to have another tool in the hardware shed of filesharing.
You can always try Ares instead, or one of the myriad of vkontakte clients like what Mulve was (BTW, anybody know of a good one right now?)
Just out of curiosity ... What can be found on Limewire/Frostwire that can't be found on BT, Usenet or DDL (combined) ???
The Pirate App still works, but you need to make yourself a VKontakte account. The default login is a no-go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiccup
Single tracks, I guess. :idunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by Disme
Long ago I used it to find certain clips of a musician's performance both at an outdoor concert and one that was broadcast from some tv show from that musician's country. Later I found the same clips on SoulSeek as well when I got into that, but I have yet to see the clips on DDL/BT (don't really do much of the usenet). Also, Frostwire can be good for rare loose ends for some foreign content, kind of like Emule, but especially sound/music clips.
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Originally Posted by Disme
What can be found on any of that which can't be found on megaupload and other filehosts?.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disme
Soulseek. 1000x better than crapwire for this sort of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by anon-sbi
there is nothing like that.. Same content in different form, in different places, that's the main thing..Quote:
Originally Posted by slockerWhat can be found on any of that which can't be found on megaupload and other filehosts?.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disme
Edit: missed one thing: l33t ness can't be found on 1 click hosters, and cheating maybe.. :unsure:
Really? Try telling people you have a Megaupload lifetime Premium account. :naughty:Quote:
Originally Posted by bijoy
Ever heard of mgr_dl.php and SkipScreen/DownloadHelper?Quote:
and cheating maybe.. :unsure:
Never tried to.:OQuote:
Originally Posted by anon-sbi
already have SkipScreen add-on installed in my FF. IS that the one you are referring to? Never heard of others..Quote:
Originally Posted by anon-sbi
There's another SkipScreen?Quote:
Originally Posted by bijoy
Yes, that's the one I'm talking about, and Download Helper is its Opera equivalent.
is that openly avilable to everyone?? cause, I'm thinking f installing one if it is openly avilable. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by anon-sbiThere's another SkipScreen?Quote:
Originally Posted by bijoy
Yes, that's the one I'm talking about, and Download Helper is its Opera equivalent.
skipscreen doesn't skip megaupload or RS wait times. it just gives a nice little indication that you have to wait.useless, in other words.Quote:
Originally Posted by anon-sbi
lol "What can be found on BT that can't be found on 1 click hosters"
Atleast after 4 days torrents tend to still be alive, whilst most rapidshit/megafuckload links are dead ;)
Sure, click here to download. :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by bijoy
mgr_dl.php does evade Megaupload's waiting times (only a few times per hour, though), and Download Helper automatically "clicks" on the download link for you when the wait is over.Quote:
Originally Posted by slocker
Looks like I'm very lucky, then. :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by TONiC
Mostly a quick and easy way to grab music - silly to use for anything else as Usenet is best place to go for anything elseQuote:
Originally Posted by Disme
if you like the whole pay2leech thing, anyway,Quote:
Originally Posted by nntpjunkieMostly a quick and easy way to grab music - silly to use for anything else as Usenet is best place to go for anything elseQuote:
Originally Posted by Disme
Once again, soulseek is 100x better for this and doesn't have a million fake files either.Quote:
Originally Posted by nntpjunkie
That may be true for rapidshare but its totally wrong about megaupload. I've been using megaupload daily for years and I've yet to actually come more than 1 or 2 links that were dead. That's 1 or 2 dead links ever. The only possible way I can see that being true is if the uploader doesn't upload his links with a premium megaupload account. AFAIK links uploaded by rapidshare free members have a shorter lifespan and even a lot of the normal RS links have been deleted in the past if they weren't downloaded in a long time or sometimes if a copyright complaint was made. Megaupload is much better about that, the only drawback lately that I've found is the speeds have been shit recently if you don't have a premium account. They used to be alot faster as long as you had jdownloader.Quote:
Originally Posted by TONiC
Anyone else also having speed issues with them lately?
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Originally Posted by gamesoverThat may be true for rapidshare but its totally wrong about megaupload. I've been using megaupload daily for years and I've yet to actually come more than 1 or 2 links that were dead. That's 1 or 2 dead links ever. The only possible way I can see that being true is if the uploader doesn't upload his links with a premium megaupload account. AFAIK links uploaded by rapidshare free members have a shorter lifespan and even a lot of the normal RS links have been deleted in the past if they weren't downloaded in a long time or sometimes if a copyright complaint was made. Megaupload is much better about that, the only drawback lately that I've found is the speeds have been shit recently if you don't have a premium account. They used to be alot faster as long as you had jdownloader.Quote:
Originally Posted by TONiC
Anyone else also having speed issues with them lately?
Well, I've noticed for awhile some DL links are capped at like 150kbps and others go much faster.like just randomly.not sure if that's what you mean.
mainly use fileserve now, anyway.
A bit late but, thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by anon-sbi
Speeds aren't lightning fast but very good for free users here. I'm talking about around 180kB/s, sometimes less, sometimes a bit more.Quote:
Originally Posted by gamesover