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[Switeck]

Can anyone here confirm that ES5 is LEECHING from Gnutella and FastTrack now by downloading from them but NOT uploading to them?

[hiloman67]

Originally posted by Switeck@13 February 2004 - 13:20
Can anyone here confirm that ES5 is LEECHING from Gnutella and FastTrack now by downloading from them but NOT uploading to them?

Yes, ES5 now has the ability to "leech" from FastTrack and Gnutella via giFT.
Oh, and you can enable giFT sharing, though WHY anyone would want to is beyond me!

[Rat Faced]

Originally posted by hiloman67@13 February 2004 - 23:44

Oh, and you can enable giFT sharing, though WHY anyone would want to is beyond me!

Possibly because thats what p2p is all about?

[hiloman67]

Originally posted by Rat Faced+14 February 2004 - 15:26--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Rat Faced &#064; 14 February 2004 - 15:26)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-hiloman67@13 February 2004 - 23:44

Oh, and you can enable giFT sharing, though WHY anyone would want to is beyond me&#33;

Possibly because thats what p2p is all about? [/b][/quote]
I was referring to all of the fakes, and virii infested files, EINSTEIN&#33;
Not to mention the inherent risks involved in sharing the amount of files I have.
Also;why would I want to expose myself on FastTrack,when I&#39;m using a secure program?
Kinda defeats the purpose,eh?
I really don&#39;t need any lessons form you, or anyone else, about what p2p is all about.I&#39;ve been file sharing for a LONG time,and I still share when the risk is minimal.
Btw, almost everything I download on ES5 is done via PXP, because it&#39;s usually faster, and I don&#39;t have to worry about fake or corrupt(ed) files.

[NotoriousBIC]

Originally posted by hiloman67@14 February 2004 - 20:49
I really don&#39;t need any lessons form you, or anyone else, about what p2p is all about.

Methinks you do.
But I&#39;ll leave that for RF to finish off...

"Anybody who thinks he has nothing to learn from other people, must first learn a lesson in humility" - Confucius

[hiloman67]

Originally posted by NotoriousBIC+15 February 2004 - 14:12--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NotoriousBIC &#064; 15 February 2004 - 14:12)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-hiloman67@14 February 2004 - 20:49
I really don&#39;t need any lessons form you, or anyone else, about what p2p is all about.

Methinks you do.
But I&#39;ll leave that for RF to finish off...

"Anybody who thinks he has nothing to learn from other people, must first learn a lesson in humility" - Confucius [/b][/quote]

Please elaborate, round stic.
How have I survived without your infinite wisdom?

[NotoriousBIC]

And now you make it sound like it&#39;s a miracle you &#39;survived&#39;
Please tell me how many didn&#39;t...

[hiloman67]

Originally posted by NotoriousBIC@15 February 2004 - 14:45
And now you make it sound like it&#39;s a miracle you &#39;survived&#39;
Please tell me how many didn&#39;t...

Well, I&#39;m glad you have a sense of humor about it&#33;
I don&#39;t share on FastTrack because I really don&#39;t use it anymore, so I&#39;m not one of those leeches.
No idea how others have survived without your sage wisdom.

btw, I have no idea how many simultaneous users ES5 has.

[NotoriousBIC]

Damn, that pretty much eliminates my next question...

Anyway my point was that about 200 people have in fact been succesfully prosecuted by the RIAA (I don&#39;t know how many cases have been settled) for p2p-sharing. Leaving millions others that &#39;survived&#39;, I&#39;m sure you can figure out the math there.

And as for the role of Confucius&#39; wisdom in that, I&#39;m sure you can figure that too, but that was not the point.
The point was that whenever you have a network that &#39;leeches&#39; of another one, you do damage to that last network, which in turn is not what p2p-sharing stands for.

Therefore a lot of people (including myself) don&#39;t agree with ES5&#39; actions. That is however one of the least of my qualms about ES5, as you can read in this same thread.

[Hacktown]

I doubt you on this but it will take me time to write out what I want to say.