AOL adds file sharing to ICQ
News.com report: “America Online has released a new version of its ICQ instant messenger, its first facelift of the service in a year. The ICQ 2001b Beta v5.15, released Tuesday, offers a new file-sharing function that enables people to swap directories with their ICQ buddies, a two-way messaging feature with cell phones, multilingual support, a [...]
Intel Likes the Napster Way
Wired.com is running an article on how Intel is using its own P2P network to transfer files to and from employess to cut costs. By using a P2P network to transfer files, Intel claims costs have decreased significantly.
Napster Delays New Service
Napster has delayed the release of their new service until at least the first quarter of next year, after they were telling us it would be ready this June (it’s now the end of October for those of you that don’t know). Just giving all of us another reason to download more music. Long [...]
Gnutella is File Sharing!
With the recent lawsuits against Fasttrack and with Audiogalaxy to be next, it looks like gnutella is the next best alternative. It is the only true P2P network in which anybody can make a client, which virtually makes it impossible to stop. New gnutella clients are being developed all the time, recently XoloX and swapnut [...]
RIAA’s Response to Anti-Terrorism Bill
The reponse to a Billboard.com article is from the RIAA on their attempts to get a provision tacked on to the USA Act that wouldnt make them liable if they hacked PC users in order to delete files off their hard drive. Now the RIAA is denying the entire thing saying, “RIAA never lobbied Congress [...]
Qtrax, Another Dead P2P Program
I recently downloaded Qtrax and I must say it’s awful! There is no way to change what folders get shared, no options, no help, or no contact us on the Qtrax site or inside the program. A recent member article on ZP.com called it “the best P2P file sharing program”. In my [...]
New Client/Server P2P Program
A new program called File Spree (was File Leech) has been released with a new version and is now available again on Downloads.com
This is by far the best Client/Server program getting rid of Hotline because of its ease of use, and no spyware or ads.
There’s now resume, uploading to folder the server chooses, chatting, SEARCHING [...]
Most Stable P2P Client?
FEATURES is not the most important factor when deciding which client to chose. The most important feature is STABILITY. The quality of the Gnutella clients is very variable. I’ve been trying some of them but not all.
Here’s my list:
1. Gnotella. Got a tendency to freeze, but I’ve never experienced any crashes. Can run for weeks.
2. [...]
SSSCA Hearings Postponed
It looks like the outcry from the tech community has been heard. The Senate Commerce Committee postponed Friday’s hearings on the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act based on the heavy opposition it received. Senator Fritz Hollings, who sponsored the bill, has indicated it will be retooled before the hearings are rescheduled.
Death Threats on Audiogalaxy
On Audiogalaxy, one of the most popular file sharing services today, several members have been receiving very violent death threats. Most of these have been by a user who goes by the name J_lethal. The management of Audiogalaxy has been notified about these obviously illegal actions and yet has done nothing. The target of the [...]
