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Comicstripper Donating Member (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:03 PM
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Need help finding a good, free file-sharing service
I'd be willing to use Kazaa Lite again if I could find a free, working copy online (Not the official website one)
Any alternative services would be greatly appreciated.
Please? Something for music, software, video, etc.
Any help anyone?
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SheepyMcSheepster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:04 PM
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1. try soulseek
http://www.slsknet.org/

i have used a bit, i am not that familiar with it, but some people seem to like it.

it has no spyware included in it.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:05 PM
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2. I don't use it but a lot of my customers use Bearshare>>>>
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:05 PM
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3. Limewire works for me
Unfortunately I don't have a link :(
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:06 PM
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4. KaZaa leaves a bunch of shit on your computer
It will leave your computer with loads of spyware, which will take a long time to get rid of.
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Comicstripper Donating Member (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:07 PM
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5. Yeah
But I can typically manage kazaa lite pretty well, or at least the version i was using.
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Obviousman Donating Member (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:15 PM
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8. tell me about it
It took me a year to kill all the spyware, and even then, my comp performed as a mere shell of its former self
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:07 PM
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shareaza
www.shareaza.com

NO garbageware bundled with it. open source, free.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:07 PM
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6. shareaza
www.shareaza.com

NO garbageware bundled with it. open source, free.
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DireStrike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:08 PM
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7. Depends what you're looking for.
Edited on Sun Dec-12-04 05:09 PM by DireStrike
Soulseek is good for music.

Emule and Sharezaa are good for everything else, BUT you get pretty slow download rates. If you wanna find a file and get it ASAP, this isn't for you, but if you leave it on all day you could probably use one of those.

edit: I think sharezaa is probably better than emule. The main problem with both is not having enough/fast enough hosts.
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frylock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:29 PM
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9. bittorrent -- azureus+suprnova.org
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Sporadicus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 05:33 PM
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10. I've Had Good Luck With WinMX
I've never picked up any spyware, viruses or other nasty organisms using that service. I've enforced a complete and utter ban on anything related to Kazaa.
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