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theguppykillers	Date: April 26, 2002 @ 7:56 PM I dont think you can listen to any songs on audiogalaxy that have a label cause they got introuble!
Cryxan	Date: April 26, 2002 @ 8:00 PM www.nostalgija.com and grabbing almost everything. :)" id="8779">I've seen that message a grand total of once, and it was over two months ago. I figured it was an anomaly. But I have had instances where every single search result was blocked. If I use P2P, it's AG. While it was still alive, I was more of a Morpheus user. But I really like AG now because of the variety of stuff you can find there, and the fact that if I want music in a certain language, I don't have to know what I'm looking for--I just search for a word in that language and I start getting results. I'm going to get involved with Gnutella once I finally get a high-speed connection, but not until then. Most of my downloading, though, is from websites. Lately, I've been going through www.nostalgija.com and grabbing almost everything.
Cryxan	Date: April 26, 2002 @ 9:34 PM I don't know what to tell ya about the forbidden searches. I just don't get that, and neither does someone else I know who searches for more "normal" stuff than I do :) It is nice and mindless, and very anonymous, since you can't even see who you're dl'ing from. Used to be that the queue didn't have a limit. Now you can't have more than 100. Rats. ;)" id="8781">Sy, make sure you check again to see if Gator came back. This time it regenerates even after you wipe it with Ad-aware. I finally got rid of it by allowing the "trickler" program to download some of the other spyware (about 600k worth, which goes into the temp folder), and then deleting everything. I don't know what to tell ya about the forbidden searches. I just don't get that, and neither does someone else I know who searches for more "normal" stuff than I do It is nice and mindless, and very anonymous, since you can't even see who you're dl'ing from. Used to be that the queue didn't have a limit. Now you can't have more than 100. Rats.
RyanS	Date: April 27, 2002 @ 12:35 AM I never liked Audiogalaxy, dunno, guess it was it's interface.. I primarly use Grokster (spyware stripped), WinMX (both 2.6 & the beta), and when I can't find anything else, I have BearShare.
milladrive	Date: April 27, 2002 @ 9:54 AM First of all, AG's install prfog absolutely positively without question gives us the opportunity to opt out of both the Gator and Web Accelerator programs. I don't know what makes you recall no options but they are certainly there. More importantly, there are usually ways around the search filters. Misspellings are now commonly filtered as well, but there are more mispellings than they can keep tabs on. Also, by clicking on the artist name (no matter how it's spelled), we usually get hits that don't come up w/the first search. Yes, the filters are ubiquitous now, but I still have yet to fail in my search for sumpm. As a last resort, there's always OpenNap (WinMX), FastTrack (Grokster), gnutella (Gnucleus, etc.), and the internet (ftp). ...and yes I agree that needing more than one app just to share music is silly, but AG is still my primary app, and the backup progs are used by me no more than they were during Napster's heyday. AG is the content-king for music.
Cryxan	Date: April 27, 2002 @ 11:39 AM Then you are given two or three EULA's to read, but you can no longer opt out. (This is as of version 0.609w.)" id="8799">Milla, not anymore. During install, you get a screen that explains "How can we do this for free? Adware." And it goes on to explain the advantages of using Gator, etc. (No mention of Web 3000, btw, which it installs as well.) Then you are given two or three EULA's to read, but you can no longer opt out. (This is as of version 0.609w.)
milladrive	Date: April 27, 2002 @ 11:51 AM that explains it then. i'm on .608w and had no idea that there was a newer version. Usually, they tell you instantly on the site when there's an update. How long has 609w been out? Not that I'm gonna upgrade; just curious. Sy, if you're still havin' issues w/that puke green alligator or that godawful purple orangutan, then just get ridda the whole thing and I'll sendja the 608w. it's like 100k.
RyanS	Date: April 27, 2002 @ 1:51 PM I really like the beta version of WinMX, since it supports multiple downloading, just too bad it doesn't share the same network as 2.6 at this time
backmann	Date: April 27, 2002 @ 4:16 PM I'll wait till the final version to upgrade. I'll stick to 2.6.
smelv1n	Date: April 27, 2002 @ 8:04 PM i've only gotten that warning once. I searched for the Artist - Song Name and i got the error, than i just searched for the Song Name and i got what i wanted and downloaded it nice and fast. i really don't like win mx, i always have troubles connecting or the users have disabled sends. audiogalaxy has been my napster replacemnt since its departure.
RyanS	Date: April 28, 2002 @ 12:31 AM Ever since WinMX started using it's own peer network, seems to be just fine with me. I do run into problems once in a great while, mainly with certain users, but other than that, works fine. Of course, still can use it for opennap, but never configured that way since it's a pain to get into the opennap servers anymore
Cryxan	Date: April 28, 2002 @ 1:03 PM Not completely sure, but AG 0.609w has been around for at least a month. I bet the only diffeences in versions is what spyware is included, or changes in the EULAs. There certainly haven't been any noticeable changes. Leo the Laptop still uses the version from Oct 01, and it works fine.
pog	Date: April 29, 2002 @ 4:18 AM Someone outta nuke gator with a dos attack or summick like that
Cryxan	Date: April 29, 2002 @ 4:22 AM I volunteer my computer to participate in that DOS attack
JohnnyBoomBoom	Date: May 9, 2002 @ 8:09 PM Theres no such thing as a free lunch unfortunately. I'll gladly welcome gator onto my system if it means I can make use of services like AG.
milladrive	Date: May 10, 2002 @ 8:40 AM I'll gladly welcome Ad-Aware onto my system if it means I can eliminate puke green alligators and purple orangutans, and still make use of services like AG.
pog	Date: May 11, 2002 @ 9:50 PM Thus, there is such a thing as a free lunch, so why the hell do they bother ? When will they ever learn that ppl expect their privacy, and will fight for it, but I guess even if 90% of poodah's had adaware, the 10% left would make the venture worth it for an advertising agency.... Vultures, they are.
Cryxan	Date: May 12, 2002 @ 12:50 AM Oh, I bet that 90% of the computer using population has NO clue about what spyware does to you. Anyone who's ever worked in tech support will probably agree.
JohnnyBoomBoom	Date: May 12, 2002 @ 2:30 PM I know what spyware does to me, I dont care. No there is no such thing as a free lunch. Plus... I deleted gator and have never been foolish enough to let Bonzi buddy on my computer. There are only two instances of ad/spyware on my computer right now and they dont bug me enough to go through the effort of getting rid of them.
mtbatol	Date: May 12, 2002 @ 3:18 PM studies show that spyware exposes you to lung, heart, and/or tongue cancer So get rid of spyware... IT MUST BE STOPED!!!
milladrive	Date: May 12, 2002 @ 6:00 PM BoomBoom, you're a good example of why spyware exists and why it succeeds.
weaponzero	Date: May 12, 2002 @ 6:06 PM i use songspy.. which appears to have died altoghether judging by their website (even cnet took it down)... or limewire pro. songspy still has one of the biggest selection of songs you can find (tons more then gnutella).. and spylists are rad to the max. but limewire pro isn't too shabby at all
Royce	Date: May 13, 2002 @ 1:25 AM "Spyware?" Sure sounds pretty naughty.
JohnnyBoomBoom	Date: May 13, 2002 @ 11:38 PM It takes quite a bit to make me give a shit about something, and I honestly dont give a shit if the dumbasses at Gator know what websites I look at.
milladrive	Date: May 14, 2002 @ 10:07 AM Well, what did it take for you to give a shit about bein' in the bin? ...or givin' yourself several thumbs up using several different accounts? You evidently give a shit about sumpm, and I can't be the only one interested to know how it works.
pog	Date: May 14, 2002 @ 9:27 PM rofl he has too !! doubleclick owns you, boom boom
JohnnyBoomBoom	Date: May 15, 2002 @ 3:13 AM Actually no, 2 of my friends, a guy who went to one of my shows, and some guy in florida gave me those thumbs. But whatever, you seem to have gotten strayed from the point. And a funny coincidence, I really dont tend to give a shit what people think about me either funny how that works. You seem to get very easily worked up about something as minor as spyware. If you dont want gator, dont use audiogalaxy, but the fact is that AG wouldnt be able to support itself if they didnt package gator with it. Hell they still are barely getting by, they've started trying to hawk t-shirts for christs sake.
JohnnyBoomBoom	Date: May 15, 2002 @ 3:14 AM and shit, why dont you just go get a cracked version of ad-aware if it really bugs you that much.
milladrive	Date: May 15, 2002 @ 9:15 AM "If you dont want gator, dont use audiogalaxy..." Do you work for Gator, BoomBoom? Why should we not use AG if we don't want Gator? Don't we the option of deleting it w/ad-aware (cracked or otherwise) and still using the prog? And they've been pushin' t-shirts since day 1. Where've you been? Strayed from the point? You stated that it takes a lot for you to give a shit about sumpm, and I merely pointed out a few things you seem to give a shit about. In fact, you seem to give a shit about allowing spyware to remain on your system. Personally, I don't give a shit whether you harbor spyware or not. My computer's fine." id="9524">What the hell are you talkin' about? Why would a cracked ad-aware work better than the regular prog? It's freeware. And who's gettin' worked up? I'm merely challenging your pretense. "..as minor as spyware." You haven't got a clue. "If you dont want gator, dont use audiogalaxy..." Do you work for Gator, BoomBoom? Why should we not use AG if we don't want Gator? Don't we the option of deleting it w/ad-aware (cracked or otherwise) and still using the prog? And they've been pushin' t-shirts since day 1. Where've you been? Strayed from the point? You stated that it takes a lot for you to give a shit about sumpm, and I merely pointed out a few things you seem to give a shit about. In fact, you seem to give a shit about allowing spyware to remain on your system. Personally, I don't give a shit whether you harbor spyware or not. My computer's fine.
JohnnyBoomBoom	Date: May 15, 2002 @ 12:10 PM No I dont work for gator, but by this I meant that AG packages gator with their program for a reason. They get their money from gator to put it with it. Now if you want to delete gator as soon as its on your system, go for it, I'm pretty sure AG has gotten their money by then. But unless you want to front AG their server fees, then deal with the 10 seconds it takes you to get rid of gator. What I give a shit about other than Audiogalaxy isnt relevent to the conversation. And you also made a personal attack on me with the whole giving myself thumbs up thing, which was totally off kilter. And no I dont harbor spyware. I dont like spyware, I think of it as a very minor annoyance, like a misquito. But the truth is, people need to make their money somehow to run things like audiogalaxy. Thats about all I have to say." id="9530">We'll take this paragraph by paragraph lol. Perhaps it can be ended. First, I was under the impression that adaware was a paid for program. I think I remember a friend mentioning something about it. I wouldnt know anything about it as I've never used it. I have had no trouble getting spyware off my system on my own. It seemed like you were making a big deal out of whether or not I gave a shit about spyware. "as minor as spyware" the severity of spyware I suppose is different from purpose to purpose. I really dont care about it, if you do, good for you. No I dont work for gator, but by this I meant that AG packages gator with their program for a reason. They get their money from gator to put it with it. Now if you want to delete gator as soon as its on your system, go for it, I'm pretty sure AG has gotten their money by then. But unless you want to front AG their server fees, then deal with the 10 seconds it takes you to get rid of gator. What I give a shit about other than Audiogalaxy isnt relevent to the conversation. And you also made a personal attack on me with the whole giving myself thumbs up thing, which was totally off kilter. And no I dont harbor spyware. I dont like spyware, I think of it as a very minor annoyance, like a misquito. But the truth is, people need to make their money somehow to run things like audiogalaxy. Thats about all I have to say.
milladrive	Date: May 15, 2002 @ 1:29 PM Heh, you sure told me.
Frawgster	Date: May 15, 2002 @ 1:45 PM A mosquito can kill a man...
Your-Mom	Date: May 15, 2002 @ 3:08 PM Actually misquitos are responsible for more deaths than anything else in the world. True!!
JohnnyBoomBoom	Date: May 15, 2002 @ 3:18 PM Then let us all run in fear from spyware.
jank0	Date: May 17, 2002 @ 5:47 PM simonx: coming back to the topic - i think the future lies in genre-based file-sharing networks rather than oin one big network for everything. like, gnutella is good for finding random stuff, but for rare stuff you really have to loook somewhere else
Experimentality	Date: May 26, 2002 @ 7:37 AM i can get more or less what ever i want on audiogalaxy... im not into all that mainstream shit anyway... (Check out Jehst! hes amazing)
milladrive	Date: June 17, 2002 @ 6:21 PM Audiogalaxy is dead.
Experimentality	Date: June 25, 2002 @ 6:45 PM is very angry

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