Best File Sharing Programs & Top Software Downloads

[AcTivE]

I'm going to edit this thread, with all of the information that is good that is added to it.

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Instructions updated 3/4

Adding Files to the list
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Please include a description, and the category it would belong in (and why if you feel the need).

Also include the filesize, directlink to download, and 'More Info' website

IN ADDITION to filesharing programs, include instructions how to download the file. I'm not sure if eDonkey is the only one, but direct links can be provided for the file required to get a working copy of the program. If their are any special instructions, include it.

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1) Select a Category

2) The Categories are a summary of what is available, scroll down (ed: looking into linking within page...) to that category to view the top downloads for that category.
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README FIRST New and Important updated 3/4:
Almost anything can be downloaded--using a bunch of different methods...but my hopes of this thread is that the latest and greatest stuff (and as new things come out) can be listed in one place--for ANYTHING that you may want to do.

I'm thinking about adding the software box or logo to each item. Would this be too long for most people to load--or since you are wanting to download files anyway, you probably have cable? ..input would be great

If it gets big, I'll turn a seperate webpage out of it and lay it out a little better...

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File Sharing: eDonkey Network Clients

Peer-to-Peer: xxx

Video Games: Computer[RPG]
Video Games: Computer[Online Games]
Video Games: Computer[FPS]
Video Games: Playstation[RPG]
Video Games: Xbox[RPG

etc...just starting it.

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Listings updated: March 03, 2004

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Best eDonkey Clients
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1) eMule Plus

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Best Word Processing / Photo Management Software
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The number at the end of each program is it's listing index.

Members of Nubblies have found these to be the most useful programs for:

Word Processing: Office XP (1)
Photo Editing:
Movie Editing:
Sound Editing:

etc..

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1)Microsoft Office XP Professional Plus FrontPage (All 3 CDs) Plus WinISO 4!

++Description:

Simply the best word processing suite available for Windows XP. In addition, Frontpage lets you create webpages like you would any other document.

++Requirements

WindowsXP....

++Download Now!:

ShareReactor eDonkey Required

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Best Video Games
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The number at the end of each program is it's listing index.

Members of Nubblies have found these to be the most useful programs for:

Role Playing Game (Offline):
Best Multiplayer Role Playing Game:
Best First Person Shooter:

etc..
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listings

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If you have any idea what I'm doing, add your additions...I plan on updating this list as I use the programs...

[ March 03, 2004, 06:49 PM: Message edited by: AcTivE ]

File Sharing:

Direct Connect (DC++ Client is the best) - this program is not easy to use, but it's the best for finding software.

http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/

[AcTivE]

If you can, include a brief explanation of what it does, and what network it connects to

there is going to be a 'brief discripition under each item (including what already is posted)

Will just help in categorizing everything..

DC++ is a file sharing program that downloads "directly" from one user to another, while this makes sharing tedius, and a tad bit slower at times, it is completely worth it, because the hubs are offering data on the level of hundreds of terabytes. Direct Connects own website once claimed to have over 1 Petabyte of data floating around on the entire Direct Connect community.

How it works: When you open DC++, the program will automatically download a hublist for you to browse. You cannot join any hub that you want to, they all have different requirements, most of them based on your share size. As you build up a larger and larger collection of sharible media, you can join the better quality hubs. And I'm not talking about your 10gb music collection either... a lot of them require about 30 gb shares... some of them all the way up to 100gb (which I can't get in to).

Direct Connect is not for music, just stick w/ K-Lite or Limewire. What it is absolutely wonderful for is downloading CD immages in their orriginal .bin format so that you can store them on your computer as a virtual CD ROM. Look for CDWin version 5 to emulate these .bin files.
The software sellection is EXCELLENT I've always had any program I've ever wanted, whether they be Office Software, Graphics, Digital Video, Opperating Systems, Games, or Studio Music and Audio software... it's all there, even the newest shit, you just have to become aquainted with the program.

Also, if you have a particular disposition to not like scandinavians, don't even try this program, a lot of times you will run into hubs that aren't written in English, but rather Sweedish, but don't worry, they usually speak English anyway.

[AcTivE]

What type of application is this, would it be considered 'Peer to Peer'?

I'm going to be listing shoutcast under that, for Music File Sharing

eDonkey is a whole type of network, and their any many different clients. what network is this apart of--if any...need to be able to categorize it

thanks

Ummm... it's file sharing, and it is Peer to Peer... but its more like the eDonkey that you are talking about. It's run by independant hubs and servers. It's really all based on a "Direct Connect" network, and there are many variants on what type of client you can use to connect, but DC++ is the best (There is also the classic 'Direct Connect' Client). I hope this explains your question... I really didn't follow it too clearly.

http://www.neo-modus.com/

[ March 03, 2004, 01:52 AM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]

[AcTivE]

It is like eDonkey ...but not same if it doesn't connect to it's network

there are many different eDonkey clients that connect to the download site 'ShareReactor'

if this program does...then it fits under category 'eDonkey Clients'

if not, it fits under a new category of 'Peer To Peer File Sharing Applications'

that make sense?

[ March 03, 2004, 01:54 AM: Message edited by: AcTivE ]

New Catagory

[buckeye]

Originally posted by AcTivE:
Best eDonkey Clients
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1) eMule Plus

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I've been using the edonkey network for about 2 years now, so i know alot of things about it. During this time i've been able to track alot release groups to their favorite website to realease to, therefore finding the source of the filesharing river. To my experience it is something like this.

1. Dude inside major corp with access to media unreleased to the public.
2. The releasers, they encode, crack, and format the given media, then distribute them to thier fav site or forum of choice.
3. Program X* this seems to be the primary method of distruibiting the files amongst releasers on the edonkey network, it has extremely fast upload speeds, and chops the file up into extremely small chunks, that doesnt require the user to move in numerical order, rathre it downloads whatever is available. Given my experience i would say this program is roughly 7x faster than any emule, donkey, overnet, or hybrid program. I was able to literally download 5 gigs of files within a 12 hr period.

4. Edonkey network. MIRC. The files released here usually go out to the more hardcore computer people, which number less than 10 million wordwide users. Thus if you run into someone with alot of illegal software look no further than here.

5. Kazaa and other shit programs. Usually some filesharer wannabe, "releases" this stuff to the general internet population. And you can thank them for everything you find on these bigger, file sharing networks. However these networks dont have the garuantess that the edonkey network has, and they are generally full of viruses and improperly named files.

My personal preference is Program X. Rather than post its name and provide links, you'll have to PM me for the info to get this program, but dont expect a reply, its undergroudn for a reason so ill probably be keeping in that way.

Active, i mentioned that program to bert, so you can ask him about it. However it has a extremely high upload rate, you can expect you 60kbs downloads to have similar upload rates, so you'd really be chewing up your campuses reasourses. I've downloaded a modified version of ProgramX that has more features including upload limitation, however i found that when it tries to connect to a "tracking server" as they term it, it gets rejected more often than not.

[ March 03, 2004, 04:24 AM: Message edited by: buckeye ]

[buckeye]

Originally posted by AcTivE:
[QB]there are many different eDonkey clients that connect to the download site 'ShareReactor'
[QB]

You dont connect to Sharereactor to download the files, it is only an index for them otherwise they would be shut down for copyright infringment. The severs you connect to are the ones that run the network, and are hosted all over the world, Razorback, ProbenPrinz.de, are probably my two favorite.

Also Sharereactor isnt the only edonkey feeding website out there, i have about 10 bookmarked. The next biggest one besides Sharereactor, and i believe one of the orginal file sharing sites, was shut down due to legal implications.

[AcTivE]

For simplicity reasons--I'm saying that you need to connect to the website to be able to download it..

I think you guys will find that DC++ is much more similar in quality to Edonkey than you think.
While I have never used Edonkey, i assume you download mainly in the .bin or .rar formats?
Also I happen to have a friend who works as a courrier to a few major release groups, they have no direct link to any major programs or networks, files usually make it through a couple intermediaries before it would make it to a major program such as edonkey or direct connect.

[AcTivE]

I checked it out..and as far as I can tell it's quite a bit different from eDonkey.

You have to download the entire file from one person.

eDonkey is good for downloads that are almost always going to work--and verified. most of the applications that are going to be listed with direct download links here will HAVE to go through eDonkey as far as I know.

Thats the best part about it, so that your files are un-adulturated.

And if you are woried about good files, get files from good release groups such as "FLT" - Fairlight or "DEV" - Deviance

[rla128]

Music:

http://www.slsknet.org/

and records on emule

http://musicdonkey.net/ (caution, sometimes inappropriate banners)

Chatting:

http://www.trillian.cc (Trillian Pro)

Music:

http://www.winamp.com

Browser:

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox

[AcTivE]

Please continually check the first thread at the top for any new information...

I'll add the downloads (that you have listed) as I have time...I'm going to provide a brief explanation for each, filesize, etc--if you have not provided it.

[paullie]

active, i tried to email you but it would not go, i read the previous posts about edonkey....i have been using winmx for awhile...but wanted to know if i could talk about the x project with you...my email is [email protected], paullie

[AcTivE]

[email protected]

why wouldn't it go?

[paullie]

i got a message saying settings would not allow email at this time ( or something very close to that )...don't know...i assumed you maybe thought i was some mass murdering cross dressing pscyho......lol...i will email ya...thx, paullie

[Shigmy]

"maybe thought i was some mass murdering cross dressing pscyho"

Well, AREN'T you???

[AcTivE]

Originally posted by paullie:
i got a message saying settings would not allow email at this time ( or something very close to that )...don't know...i assumed you maybe thought i was some mass murdering cross dressing pscyho......lol...i will email ya...thx, paullie

That's wierd...hope something isn't wrong with my email...never have had a problem with it before. Please let me know if you are not able to get it to go through--and if it's a message that you get back...please post here.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[AcTivE]

I'm not going to continue this because ShareReactor has been shut down.

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/5085.cfm

[George Sherman]

awwww dude, thats so funny, I can't stop laughing...oh shit, this isn't even the write thread.

[Mr. Blonde]

then why did you post it dumbass. Now you're just trying to get attention. You have permission to kill yourself.

[George Sherman]

Damn dude...chill. I wasn't trying to get you upset man, I just thought it was funny. You need to relax. You know, giving up negativity will make you a happier person.