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What's the best P2P software?

joshmerfi	Date: September 29, 2005 @ 5:22 PM I'm not liking imesh too much. I'd one that works well with a software firewall and has no spyware or adware. Any suggestions?
TameasDust	Date: October 4, 2005 @ 1:19 PM http://phex.kouk.de/mambo/ Phex is what I am using now ... stopped using winmx and limewire as Phex searches limewire bearshare and others ... so why have the others?
azhazhellfire	Date: October 12, 2005 @ 9:28 PM If you want to get into serious filesharing get onto DC++ and join some of the elite hubs (if you've got the sharesize for it) If the kind of files you're after are pretty rare, a good bet is soulseek. If you're just after a fast way to download all the mainstream crap, soulseek and DC++ are both still options but your best bet is limewire.
joshmerfi	Date: October 12, 2005 @ 10:57 PM thanks guys. I'll check them out.
Svensta	Date: March 2, 2006 @ 1:27 PM I think I will just delete all that Amini spam crap that he is dead set on posting everywhere,
leedsquietman	Date: March 2, 2006 @ 5:12 PM Imesh is a well known spyware magnet and is detected (and removed) in most anti-spyware progs. This link may be useful when considering a spyware free P2P program http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/p2p/ limewire pro (paid) is also spyware free, but the free limewire is not.
Britmick	Date: March 3, 2006 @ 1:25 PM Try Hotline from www.tracker-tracker.com
guitaroo	Date: March 4, 2006 @ 10:29 AM So you guys, are any of these programs legal??
hantu	Date: March 4, 2006 @ 11:08 AM look Roo! a butterfly
hantu	Date: March 4, 2006 @ 11:10 AM no but serious, i think they are all legal, its what you do with them that is questionable.... or something like that or maybe i dunno what im talking about... yea prolly that last one
guitaroo	Date: March 4, 2006 @ 11:39 AM ok
shadowself	Date: March 4, 2006 @ 2:35 PM They are DEFINITELY legal. I used to share my original music using WinMX until the fucktards at RIAA bullied them (a legitimate company) into shutting it down. Therefore, the RIAA is directly responsible for my music (which has nothing to do with them, and never will) not being able to be distributed through as many channels as it used to be. Not only do they screw over the fans of signed musicians, but they royally screw over independent musicians who are not even affiliated with them.
further21	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 12:14 AM oh you coudl jsut go buy CD's and support the artists, that's never a bad idea.
sinai	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 9:12 AM when you put the word "buy" up against the word "free"...i'm inclined to go with "free"
PrincessTast...	Date: May 4, 2006 @ 10:55 AM When CDs go down to the price of singles, I'll start buying 'em again.
bluecoffee	Date: May 11, 2006 @ 7:56 AM I use Morpheus. They're fast, and they're alright. I've had no issues of spyware or that with them to date..
ShadowMom	Date: May 11, 2006 @ 8:02 AM Shadowself gets it. further21 needs to do some homework. And the programs are legal, filesharing is not illegal per se. Sharing unauthorized copyrighted material without permission (usually from the record label, not the artist) is illegal. At the moment.
jewsus	Date: July 12, 2006 @ 9:40 PM i love soulseek, personally. www.slsknet.org there's so many hard to find albums on there, its amazing. and not just metal, any kind of music. its wonderful, really, i recommend it.
MetsfanX	Date: July 18, 2006 @ 8:46 PM bearshare.com its combines imesh kazaa limewire u can download the free version which has some spyware with it but spybot takes care of it
pog	Date: July 21, 2006 @ 8:25 PM I used to use public peer sharing stuff... of that e-mule was one of the best, but I got sick of the fastest speed I could clock was about 50k... so I changed over to bittorrent and found a closed network. Now I can only get 800k because I need to update my modem.
Rikki27	Date: August 21, 2006 @ 2:47 PM i think they are legal for downloading uncopyrighted music, but if u download a signed band, u can be caught.
Thaspian	Date: August 22, 2006 @ 4:35 AM Usenet. No uploading, no risk, full speed downloads, no queues, and tons of selection. You pay $15-$25/month for it if your ISP does not provide binary groups. Once you download at your connection's full speed on a regular basis, you'll never go back to waiting more than a few minutes for your porn to finish downloading.
shouhei	Date: August 22, 2006 @ 2:31 PM emule. (make sure you don't get the one they want u to pay for - it's lies) ftw.
Svensta	Date: August 23, 2006 @ 8:03 AM eMule used to be terrif. The torrents are the way to go for now, but they get a lot of attention. Usenet is the cleanest, but the least friendly, you can be torrenting in about 35 seconds after free download.
Opossum	Date: September 8, 2006 @ 1:21 AM I haven't used P2P much over the past year or so; about 60% of the search results are pure garbage (misnamed files, or corrupted ones) or obvious auto-generated malware installs, although it's sometimes easy to tell when the file size is obviously way off or when you get files of the exact same size no matter what you type into the search. WinMX always came up with literally thousands of times more valid material than LimeWire for me, but yet is way, way too slow and rarely actually completes a single download (plus I am too tempted to check out the hundreds of utterly insane chatrooms linked on WinMX), and, with LimeWire, you have far more control over things. I'll try out that Phex thingy and see how that goes.
TDUBB	Date: September 8, 2006 @ 1:24 AM This is what i use... http://www.limewire.com but thats just me
Opossum	Date: September 8, 2006 @ 1:28 AM Yes, I would say LimeWire is probably the best interface, most stable, safest, and overall best all around.
Svensta	Date: September 8, 2006 @ 8:01 AM Looks likw they've cleaned it up. What network are they using, their own? I love how the very first text on Limewire's page is "Guaranteed CLEAN install" Seems like they figured out what their disgusting reputation of yore was for. Good for them.
Thaspian	Date: September 17, 2006 @ 10:48 PM *
leedsquietman	Date: September 18, 2006 @ 7:42 PM Limewire is in the process of being sued for 477 million dollars by a consortium of record companies and RIAA etc, so will probably end up going the way of edonkey, kazaa and grokster.
-MW-	Date: October 2, 2006 @ 6:06 AM i remember when napster was the main thing... i had DL'd about 1000 songs before napster got shut down... way back in 2001... napster was the best...
Thaspian	Date: October 6, 2006 @ 4:36 PM napster
Thaspian	Date: October 6, 2006 @ 4:36 PM damn. I can't use greater than or lesser than with the new forum code. usenet was always better than napster
johnnygnote	Date: October 16, 2006 @ 2:20 PM Yep , Phex and/or Gnucleus no file shit and the filters are fairly good at keeping the porn down. If you use Phex stay away from the files using your search term with small kb numbers. They are virus/trojan/worm traps. Once you figure them out you just ban them.
Thaspian	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 9:32 PM P2P/usenet/IRC apps that "keep the porn down" defeat their own purpose.
witherdin2ition	Date: October 28, 2006 @ 10:52 PM I like Limewire. No issues on my Mac or Dell.
Thaspian	Date: October 30, 2006 @ 7:07 PM Did I get a chance to mention usenet?
Kalos	Date: November 17, 2006 @ 7:01 PM Soulseek is my favourite program to use. It has quite the expansive range of music,