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druid
14th May 2001, 22:15
Now that Napster is a complete waste of time, can users here recommend a decent and easy to use alternative, I understand that there are at the moment around 100 clones of Napster but maybe not as easy to use or with such a large user base.

If you use Napster try putting yourself on the Hotlist to see how many files you are sharing, in my case it is about 1% being shared due to filters.

John
Bluetack
14th May 2001, 22:34
If you use an old version of napster it business as usual apparently, not that i could condon such actions of course.
Paul
14th May 2001, 22:54
I use Imesh, it is far better than napster anyway :D

try it: http://www.imesh.com
Richy
14th May 2001, 23:29
www.audiogalaxy.comis pretty damn good. imesh as mentioned above is good as far as i know, only used it for a bit. problem is that imesh is introducting filtering according to tomshardware and theregister .
Beep
14th May 2001, 23:43
Winmx is superb. http://www.winmx.com/
Bluetack
15th May 2001, 01:55
I dont use any of them now!

I tried for one song Audio galaxy till i found out it was full of spyware!
Yump
15th May 2001, 13:57
You may not like to hear this but:
Dalnet or undernet servers used with mIRC will get you anything you want.
Beep
15th May 2001, 14:01
I do like to hear it, but what is it and how do you get it? :eek:
druid
15th May 2001, 15:11
Yes, please tell!

John
Phaedrus
15th May 2001, 15:43
AudioGalaxy is ok.It even finds the more obscure stuff that I like to listen to! :lol
However, it DOES contain spyware (WebHancer)which you can block with a firewall.
Do NOT try to delete WebHancer. It will take a vital .dll file with it! You need to remove it via add/remove programs, then run AdAware to make sure its gone. ;)
Unfortunately AudioGalaxy will not work without the WebHancer program. :(
Beep
15th May 2001, 16:35
Yes it will. Ive got the non spyware version.
Phaedrus
15th May 2001, 19:32
I`ve seen you mention this old version before.
Don`t they make you upgrade to the latest version now though?
I had to upgrade even after having the webhancer version!?
spike7
16th May 2001, 01:08
Hi
this article gives the lowdown on Spyware in particular relating to Music downloads!

<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5921593.html?tag=tp_pr>

It looks as if there is always a price to pay for that "FREE" program.
Beep
16th May 2001, 15:14
AudioGalaxy still works on my PC.

I prefer WinMX, although the new version of that isnt as good as the old one, which I have just reinstalled.
metalrod
17th May 2001, 10:47
i have heard that aimster is v similar to napster but they are filinga law suit to stop the record companies from suing em

it sounds like a messenger thingy where u make friends of the same taste n share musik