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5 Top Magic file-sharing
In this page there are some of the best free
programs for file sharing you
can find on the web. All of them can be freely downloaded and used.
Since Morpheus is no more... we have to look for new
resources!
IMPORTANT: If you use often p2p clients
(like emule, kazaa, morpheus, winmx, etc.) you MUST have a good antivirus
and firewall enables, otherwise you can have enormous trubles with virus,
hackers, etc. Click here for more info.
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1)
eMule
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eMule is
based on the eDonkey2000 network but offers MANY more features than
the standard client, especially:
1) Credit system (more you upload -> more you download)
2) Sharing Priority (you can select which file of uploading should have a
higher prority)
With no doubt the credit system is the best improvement over edonkey:
Every client which connects to you for any reason is remebered by his
userhash (this is not your ID or IP). If this client allows you to
download or you upload to him emule saves the ammount of transfered bytes
in a file (clients.met). Everytime when a client asks you for a file these
two values a used to calculate a modifier, which affects directly his
rating and the rating affects his queue place.
Furthermore you have good statitistics and a colorful interface. You can
use even the same partial download of eDonkey! Finding and downloading
rare files is faster and easier.
There a good upgrade:
eMulePlus, that
enhances many capabilities of emule (especially in banning aggressive
clients, and much more; that are so many improvements that it is
impossible list them all), a makes it stabler and more efficient.
Click here to
download.
Another good version (expecially if you
are good with p2p and with pc) is called MorphXT. Many consider it the best
client for emule you can find anywhere.
Click here
OVERALL: The BEST!
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2)
BitTorrent - Azureus, BitSpirit...
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BitTorrent is a great p2p client especially targeted
about fast downloads. It is not very similar to others, since you have
to start any download from a a torrent file you find on WWW (or on other
sources). Without a torrent file you will not go anywhere...
Anyway, it is fast. Once the stream has started, you
will download at great speeds (more than any p2p client).
I suggest use to advanced versions like BitComet (click
here) or BitSpirit (click
here)
OVERALL: Excellent
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3)
DC
++
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In Direct Connect Plus Plus (
download ) there is no
multi-download (like the opponents) and for this reason the download speed
cannot match Edonkey, Kazaa, etc...
But there is a different relation between users, with the fantastic chat
integrated in the client, where everyone can ask and talk, and, an
enormous number of files. It is based on single hubs, eveyone with a
few hundreds of users. Every hub can set his own rules (even you
can create a hub, if you like...).
Anyway, for using Direct Connect, you need:
- at least 5-10 GB shared (up to 100 GB and more, if you want to enter in
the best hubs)
- 3 slots opened or more
- a fast connection, at least a DSL, or you will need years to
complete a download.
- set (in the options) in passive mode if you are running behind a
firewall (or you will not be able to download anything, while
others will download from you)
Enjoy it! Direct Connect is great! If you begin to use it (at first DC may
seem more complicated than other file sharing programs), it will
become your favourite. Download
OVERALL: Good
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4)
WinMx 3.3
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WinMX (www.winmx.com)
is (was?) a FREE file-sharing program that allows you to
connect, download, and share files with MILLIONS of other users through
the decentralized WinMX Peer Network. Once WinMX is installed, you'll have
access to one of the largest and most diverse networks of shared media
files in the world. And unlike many other 'peer to peer' software
providers, we respect your privacy and does not
sell you out to spyware. When you download WinMX, you're getting WinMX
and only WinMX, no bundled spyware, no ads.
One of the best file-sharing programs, no doubt, especially for music. You
can download any type of file, but if you are looking for large
files (like ISOs or DiVX), maybe you prefer Edoney2000 or Direct Connect
(and Kazaa Lite).
The version 3.x supports multipeer (you
can download the same file from many users), and this enhance a lot the
download speed.
If you need a plug-in, I could suggest you
G2Mx
IMPORTANT: IN SEPTEMBER 2005 WINMX
HAS BEEN SHUT
DOWN
You can try to replace it with DC++
(more similar to WinMx) or Emule
OVERALL: Quite Good
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5) Shareaza
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Another interesting p2p client is Shareaza (www.shareaza.com). Simple to install, simple to use, simple to
understand... and still full of new features like the Ultrapeer and query
routing technology. The best Gnutella client, and much more (and
-furthermore- it is Open Source).
OVERALL: Quite good
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