Missing P2p Networks

[NotoriousBIC]

Overviewing the new sections I noticed that Direct Connect and Newsgroups are 'missing' from this subforum.

If you look at the 'big' p2p-networks currently having a section, those are:
-Kazaa (Fasttrack network)
-Edonkey
-Bittorrent
-IRC
-SoulSeek

and in my opinion also:
-Direct Connect
-Gnutella
-Newsgroups

Gnutella is partly covered in 'Shareaza' but that also includes Edonkey and Bittorrent.

I think it's best to either divide this section in either the networks OR the p2p apps. Seems more logical to me.

Let's hear what you guys think...

[CPU1]

i agree. i dont know why shareazaa or soulseek got their own section

[3rd gen noob]

personally, i'd like for newsgroups to have a sub-section, but not a lot of people use them currently due to the low (if not non-existent) free binary support

[NotoriousBIC]

Well, that's the problem with Newsgroups. The best servers are often the ones you have to pay for, but if you got a good one it's the fastest way to get the newest releases.

[jetje]

i pinned this one because i think this is a very good debate we need to have !

[aserty]

Originally posted by cpumaster1@13 December 2003 - 01:20
i agree. i dont know why shareazaa or soulseek got their own section

I dunno about Soulseek becuase I've never used it, but Shareaza is a very advanced program and growing really fast which is why it has its own forum, and it can't be put into one network forum because it conects to four networks.

[NotoriousBIC]

But it isn't the best in neither of the networks it connects too.
Also in itself it isn't a network.

Since it's pinned I've put some more thought into it and if we want to be REALLY comprehensive then I propose the following structure

Filesharing Networks, Clients & Tools
|
|-->Bittorrent
||-->Original Client
||-->Shadow's
||-->Azureus
||-->Etc.
|
|-->Direct Connect
||-->NMDC
||-->DC++
|
|-->E-donkey
||-->Ed2k
||-->E-Mule
||-->Etc.
|
|-->Etc.

However that may be a bit too comprehensive and might fragment the forum too much.
Also for example Shareaza would come back in 4 forums.
But I do feel that would be the best solution.

Either that or sort by network and possibly use pinned topics for the different clients.

[RealitY]

I think is was simpler before
Other P2P Programs

Now I gotta jack all over this board...

[NotoriousBIC]

Any more opinions or is this a typical 'couldn't care less' topic?

[nanotek]

why not leave as is ? in the other p2p file sharing progs forum we already have some threads about dc++ . I find that they are good when kept there as there arent that many topics about dc++ , splitting it up and making another forum is a bit exagerated as we already have so many forums for each p2p network