Re: P2P
Eric P.
Percival John Hackworth <p...@mps.com> wrote:
> In article <060620061338306091%da...@will.com>,
> Grumplestiltskin <da...@will.com> wrote:
>
> > Not a Mac newbie (nor an internet newbie) but am a P2P newbie.
> >
> > I have nit, until now, paid much attention to P2P. Oh, I've downloaded
> > and tried some clients:‹
> >
> > Acquisition
> > aMule
> > BitTorrent
> > eDonkey
> > Limewire
> > Tomato Torrent
> >
> > I have never been able to get any of em to download anything! I guess
> > it's me because others don't have a problem. Where can I go on the web
> > for some elementary Mac-centric P2P tuition?
>
> Try again. I've tried several of these tools. They work on my system
> without problems. Limewire and Tomato Torrent suit my needs. Limewire
> does a nice search for various audio files like the DJ mixes I listen to
> (let the DJ and RIAA sort that out amongst themselves). Tomato Torrent
> worked great for downloading the new Dr. Who episodes from the BBC.
>
> If you're seeing any traffic, your ISP may have filtered the network
> ports these programs use. There's workaround for that other than to
> find another, more tolerant broadband ISP.
Since upping to OS 9.2.2, and performing all the sw/hw upgrades I've done
in the past couple months, LimeWire doesn't find anything for me, and
most times initiating a search sends it endlessly searching, never even
reaching the end of the peer list (?), much less matching what I'd
searched for. I became so fed up that I deleted it (including the
installer), vowing never to touch it again...at least not till there's
an improved version available.
It could be that I just didn't know how to tweak it for optimal
performance, but I felt I should find a better app. I have yet to
search for one.
Just sharing my experience.
Happy computing,
Eric