OT: Decent P2P?

[Daynarr]

E-Mule is best for cable connection (I have it too). It takes a while before it gets into speed but when it does it will download it much faster then 195 days.

For music files kazaa lite is best. Note that it's "lite" and not standard kazaa, as it has no spyware in it.

For everything else E-Mule is best. Just leave it running in the background and it will get your stuff.

A tip - never pay attention to what E-Mule says about how long a download will take, it's never true. Also, when choosing what file to download, pay attention to availability number (higher=better, meaning more people have it) as it influences how fast you will get a file. Complete sources tab is also important as it tells you % of people that have complete file. If %=0 don't even bother to download as no one has complete file and you will never finish downloading it.

Hope this helps.

[Gandalf Parker]

I would prefer the GNU software like BitTorrent for P2P if I used any. But so far all of the ones Ive seen would cause problems on my machines. Not enough controls over what can be shared.

[AgentZero]

The one I normally use at home (whose name will not be mentioned here since it shares it's name with a term for illegally distributed software), is really good (aside from the name), but doesn't seem to want to work on my parents' computer. I'm using eMule at the moment and having a reasonable amount of success, but can't seem to get my hands on a copy of Kazaa Lite that actually works.