Let's settle this once and for all.... Which is the best P2P client?

Cylob · 8th February 2004, 09:51

I use:

For albums - Soulseek
For video & software - DC++

Triton4 · 8th February 2004, 10:04

WinMX

Had Kazaa Lite for a while, but thereafter uninstalled it when it proved ineffective

will · 8th February 2004, 10:10

Bittorrent.

Starbucks · 8th February 2004, 10:13

Someone put Kazaa in the poll (many people have Kazaa or K++) =P

I use KL K++ for software and buy music because download = crap.

Cylob · 8th February 2004, 11:24

Soulseek - 1
DC++ - 1
WinMX - 1
Bittorrent -1
Kazaa - 1

marvinbarcelona · 8th February 2004, 11:59

emule, haven't failed to find what I want on it yet. No bugs, no ads, constantly updated....perfection.

Germ · 8th February 2004, 13:58

Bittorrent and Waste do me real good.

Raz · 8th February 2004, 14:12

DC++, found everything i've looked for quite easily.

will · 8th February 2004, 14:58

Unfortunatly, this is now a "what p2p do you use" poll
So it seems, fools who don't know any better than to use kazaa are voting for it. When we all know it is they who make kazaa suck.

jakeledel · 8th February 2004, 15:06

dc++ is the best. you can find everything you want on it. bittorent is very useful at times. kazaa is just shit, why are there 4 votes for it currently?

Cylob · 8th February 2004, 15:12

I'm amazed people are still using kazaa.

Ah well.

Quote:

Originally posted by Raz
DC++, found everything i've looked for quite easily.

How many hubs do you connect to?

Joel · 8th February 2004, 15:14

KaZaA Lite

my old one still kicking

Raz · 8th February 2004, 15:14

Just connect to three random medium sized ones at a time and search.

Cylob · 8th February 2004, 15:16

I use 5 (I was booted off one for sharing incomplete files). The dear old 'bots'.

I'd say 2 hubs is a Kazaa session, anything more and you're gaining.

mikm · 8th February 2004, 15:27

bittorrent- the client is very lightweight.

DuaneJeffers · 8th February 2004, 15:36

Gnucleus

morgado · 8th February 2004, 15:42

Kazaa (K++) had it time ... now it really sucks, just for some video ..
DC++ it's perfect for soft and videos ... Gnucleus for music (Wich I Almost dont download) ...
But, the best one is, nowadays, DC++

LollipopLustKil · 8th February 2004, 15:56

I use DC++ for albums, videos, software, e-books, the works.

If I want to just hear a song real fast (no matter what quality or the shape its in), I'll use Kazaa Lite, just because I really want to listen to that song.

I'm usually on 3 hubs at a time in DC++, 2 of which I get all my music from. The other one I chat in, get different genres of music, software, and everything else. It's perfect.

Sandman2012 · 8th February 2004, 15:59

I use Shareaza. It let's me connect to Gnutella 1 and 2, eDonkey and it can be used as a Bit Torrent Client as well. I also use DC++ for certain things as well.

Vie · 8th February 2004, 16:16

For People with little or no experiance, or just for light useage: WinMX

For those who feal more confident (or are after a greater % of real files): EMule

marvinbarcelona · 8th February 2004, 16:52

Kazzaa is generally used by folk who are just starting to use p2p, eventually they migrate to better clients.

Merlin · 8th February 2004, 18:26

Since the demise of AudioGalaxy, I've only used Kazaa Lite, DC++(with the moGlo search tool) and Shareaza (beats the regular BitTorrent client). DC++ has found the most material, and you can get excellent download speeds on it. Shareaza's good for finding rare stuff on BitTorrent or the gnutella networks.

Haven't used Soulseek or WinMX.

k_rock923 · 8th February 2004, 18:41

Audiogalaxy! man i remember that. that was awesome for mp3s

bored154 · 8th February 2004, 18:53

hey cylob you forgot eMule Plus

so i vote eMule

corkhead0 · 8th February 2004, 18:55

I use slsk for tunes, BT for the occasional tunes, movies and software.

ryan · 8th February 2004, 19:45

This should have check boxes :P

I use BT, WASTE, and E-Mule once in a while.

ctn|chrisw · 8th February 2004, 20:16

I use waste for alot, if its not there then I try bittorent, only use e-mule for porn. Klite is the last place I go for something

Nimelennar · 9th February 2004, 04:35

Kazaa (with DietK... mmm, lemon)

Raz · 9th February 2004, 04:47

How about.

Only answer if you've used them all.

Anyone who votes for kazaa. Has not used them fucking all.

Cylob · 9th February 2004, 06:04

It's surprising how many people use Waste. All you need is 50 like-minded people (all sharing 10,000+ files) and you're laughing.

DuaneJeffers · 9th February 2004, 06:35

Dude, WASTE pwns

Nothing else compares.

-Duane

zootm · 9th February 2004, 12:00

i use WASTE, but it's only suitable for small-scale networks, as its architecture does not scale well. and it requires a trusted userbase.

also, i can tunnel WASTE out of my university connection, which is in sharp contrast with any other system.

sandb937 · 9th February 2004, 17:35

ok my question is how easy is the user interface on dc++ is it set up like kazaa or napster even? do you type what you are looking for in a search field or do you have to enter in some kinda code?. i went through the f.a.q. on the dc++ site. there seams to be a lot of things that you either have to lookout for or do inorder to get it to work.

Merlin · 9th February 2004, 18:13

There's a search tool called moglo which improves things on that front. Personally I tend to use small private hubs, you can find an awful lot from just a handful of users.

Cylob · 9th February 2004, 20:37

Quote:

Originally posted by sandb937
i went through the f.a.q. on the dc++ site. there seams to be a lot of things that you either have to lookout for or do inorder to get it to work.

Man, you read the FAQ before trying the program?

The DC++ interface will be instantly recognisable to any kazaa user. There's the standard search-button. The real difference is you connect to hubs (of your choice) rather than automatically connecting to a supernode.

It takes a few minutes to get used to the interface.

Magic_Midget · 9th February 2004, 21:23

I'm using Kazaa Lite K++ right now and out of 512 million files I cannot find one trance song that I want. Plus out of all the other crap/jargon out there with Kazaa, some of these files are kinda buggy. I'm giving eMule a test run..right now.

sandb937 · 9th February 2004, 21:34

Quote:

Originally posted by Cylob
Man, you read the FAQ before trying the program?

The DC++ interface will be instantly recognisable to any kazaa user. There's the standard search-button. The real difference is you connect to hubs (of your choice) rather than automatically connecting to a supernode.

It takes a few minutes to get used to the interface.

well maybe i am asking these questions prematurly, but the connecting to the hubs of my choice, do i have to know people that use dc++ or do i just select them from a list?

LollipopLustKil · 9th February 2004, 22:05

No, you don't have to know them, unless you want. I'm normally in small private hubs, where they organize their music and have it all ready for ya. It's better that way.

You join any random hub and download from them if you like though, no harm done. That's how you find new things.

s0be · 10th February 2004, 00:10

waste for purposes sharing.

giftd + giftui for dling.

s0be

Smeggle · 10th February 2004, 01:21

Don't use the things myself having access to an old ...naps... Server :whistles:

but I did find a load of public key things for waste what ever they are

*shrugs* like I say to much rubbish in them things...

waste link thingie

I use scene.org

mainly Trance, Psy-Trance, Techno

not responcible for any thing you get there, have hadthe odd baddy, but my AVG has allways caught it...

~

View Poll Results: Which is the best?
Soulseek	7	13.46%
DC++	7	13.46%
EMule	6	11.54%
Bittorrent	7	13.46%
Kazaa Lite	8	15.38%
WinMX	7	13.46%
Waste	6	11.54%
Other	4	7.69%
Voters: 52. You may not vote on this poll

8th February 2004, 09:51	#1
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	Let's settle this once and for all.... Which is the best P2P client? I use: For albums - Soulseek For video & software - DC++ Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

8th February 2004, 10:10	#3
will Nullsoft Newbie (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 5,569	Bittorrent. DO NOT PM ME WITH TECH SUPPORT QUESTIONS

8th February 2004, 11:24	#5
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	Soulseek - 1 DC++ - 1 WinMX - 1 Bittorrent -1 Kazaa - 1 Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

8th February 2004, 11:59	#6
marvinbarcelona Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: m/cr, UK Posts: 1,143	emule, haven't failed to find what I want on it yet. No bugs, no ads, constantly updated....perfection. It's been said that I could start an arguement in an empty room.....I see no reason to disbelieve this.

8th February 2004, 10:04	#2
Triton4 Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CA Posts: 1,307	WinMX Had Kazaa Lite for a while, but thereafter uninstalled it when it proved ineffective

8th February 2004, 10:13	#4
Starbucks Forum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forums Posts: 2,685	Someone put Kazaa in the poll (many people have Kazaa or K++) =P I use KL K++ for software and buy music because download = crap.

8th February 2004, 13:58	#7
Germ rules all things Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,149	Bittorrent and Waste do me real good.

8th February 2004, 14:12	#8
Raz Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,470	DC++, found everything i've looked for quite easily.

8th February 2004, 14:58	#9
will Nullsoft Newbie (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 5,569	Unfortunatly, this is now a "what p2p do you use" poll So it seems, fools who don't know any better than to use kazaa are voting for it. When we all know it is they who make kazaa suck. DO NOT PM ME WITH TECH SUPPORT QUESTIONS

8th February 2004, 15:06	#10
jakeledel Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Ohio State University Posts: 439	dc++ is the best. you can find everything you want on it. bittorent is very useful at times. kazaa is just shit, why are there 4 votes for it currently?

8th February 2004, 15:14	#12
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	KaZaA Lite my old one still kicking * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

8th February 2004, 15:16	#14
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	I use 5 (I was booted off one for sharing incomplete files). The dear old 'bots'. I'd say 2 hubs is a Kazaa session, anything more and you're gaining. Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

8th February 2004, 15:27	#15
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,286	bittorrent- the client is very lightweight. powered by C₈H₁₀N₄O₂

8th February 2004, 15:36	#16
DuaneJeffers Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,776	Gnucleus Website Yeah, that's pretty much it. :-\

8th February 2004, 15:42	#17
morgado Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: away from my baby Posts: 1,097	Kazaa (K++) had it time ... now it really sucks, just for some video .. DC++ it's perfect for soft and videos ... Gnucleus for music (Wich I Almost dont download) ... But, the best one is, nowadays, DC++ I Love You Ana Luiza MSN

8th February 2004, 15:56	#18
LollipopLustKil Insomniac (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,033	I use DC++ for albums, videos, software, e-books, the works. If I want to just hear a song real fast (no matter what quality or the shape its in), I'll use Kazaa Lite, just because I really want to listen to that song. I'm usually on 3 hubs at a time in DC++, 2 of which I get all my music from. The other one I chat in, get different genres of music, software, and everything else. It's perfect. Scotty Doesn't Know

8th February 2004, 15:59	#19
Sandman2012 <3 foobar2k (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,203	I use Shareaza. It let's me connect to Gnutella 1 and 2, eDonkey and it can be used as a Bit Torrent Client as well. I also use DC++ for certain things as well. pabook.net

8th February 2004, 16:16	#20
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 8,003	For People with little or no experiance, or just for light useage: WinMX For those who feal more confident (or are after a greater % of real files): EMule Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award I'm a Twitch Streamer these days, it's weird.

8th February 2004, 16:52	#21
marvinbarcelona Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: m/cr, UK Posts: 1,143	Kazzaa is generally used by folk who are just starting to use p2p, eventually they migrate to better clients. It's been said that I could start an arguement in an empty room.....I see no reason to disbelieve this.

8th February 2004, 18:26	#22
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	Since the demise of AudioGalaxy, I've only used Kazaa Lite, DC++(with the moGlo search tool) and Shareaza (beats the regular BitTorrent client). DC++ has found the most material, and you can get excellent download speeds on it. Shareaza's good for finding rare stuff on BitTorrent or the gnutella networks. Haven't used Soulseek or WinMX. as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

8th February 2004, 18:41	#23
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,850	Audiogalaxy! man i remember that. that was awesome for mp3s Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

8th February 2004, 18:53	#24
bored154 Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: near mid of CA Posts: not much........ B-Day: August 1st Posts: 1,348	hey cylob you forgot eMule Plus so i vote eMule Supporting"RE-MOD Bilbo" .::My SETI::..::My Forums::..::My New Site::..::Winamp IRC::..::My DeviantArt Page::.

8th February 2004, 18:55	#25
corkhead0 Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 548	I use slsk for tunes, BT for the occasional tunes, movies and software.

8th February 2004, 19:45	#26
ryan not fucked, not quite. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Missouri via Tennessee Posts: 8,813	This should have check boxes :P I use BT, WASTE, and E-Mule once in a while.

8th February 2004, 20:16	#27
ctn\|chrisw Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 3,309	I use waste for alot, if its not there then I try bittorent, only use e-mule for porn. Klite is the last place I go for something

9th February 2004, 04:35	#28
Nimelennar Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 841	Kazaa (with DietK... mmm, lemon) The world is made of conflicts: good and evil, order and chaos, light and dark, hot and cold. All are essential to life. None can prevail for any length of time, or life will fail. In the end, the best any can hope for is balance.

9th February 2004, 04:47	#29
Raz Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,470	How about. Only answer if you've used them all. Anyone who votes for kazaa. Has not used them fucking all.

9th February 2004, 06:04	#30
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	It's surprising how many people use Waste. All you need is 50 like-minded people (all sharing 10,000+ files) and you're laughing. Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

9th February 2004, 06:35	#31
DuaneJeffers Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,776	Dude, WASTE pwns Nothing else compares. -Duane Website Yeah, that's pretty much it. :-\

9th February 2004, 12:00	#32
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	i use WASTE, but it's only suitable for small-scale networks, as its architecture does not scale well. and it requires a trusted userbase. also, i can tunnel WASTE out of my university connection, which is in sharp contrast with any other system.

9th February 2004, 17:35	#33
sandb937 Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 818	ok my question is how easy is the user interface on dc++ is it set up like kazaa or napster even? do you type what you are looking for in a search field or do you have to enter in some kinda code?. i went through the f.a.q. on the dc++ site. there seams to be a lot of things that you either have to lookout for or do inorder to get it to work.

9th February 2004, 18:13	#34
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	There's a search tool called moglo which improves things on that front. Personally I tend to use small private hubs, you can find an awful lot from just a handful of users. as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

9th February 2004, 21:23	#36
Magic_Midget Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Back in TX finally Posts: 1,416	I'm using Kazaa Lite K++ right now and out of 512 million files I cannot find one trance song that I want. Plus out of all the other crap/jargon out there with Kazaa, some of these files are kinda buggy. I'm giving eMule a test run..right now. Like Poetry and art? Visit my DeviantArt Site: www.lilithlairpoetry.deviantart.com

9th February 2004, 22:05	#38
LollipopLustKil Insomniac (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,033	No, you don't have to know them, unless you want. I'm normally in small private hubs, where they organize their music and have it all ready for ya. It's better that way. You join any random hub and download from them if you like though, no harm done. That's how you find new things. Scotty Doesn't Know