Quote: Most if not all pure opennap users hate winmx.
If they hated it so much and have called it "evil" why the hell do they take the trouble to make servers compatible with winmx? Evil, useless, anti P2P, bullshit piece of code, whatever they call it, they still live with winmx don't they?
Simply as most opennap users are winmx and most of the files on opennap servers are winmx ones.
Without winmx, opennap is dead. Dead like a 2000 year old mummy. They have no option but to allow winmx so that they can stay alive.
Even though he might have called winmx "evil" even he admits that the majority opennap file sharers are winmx ones.
ROTFLMFAO It is painfully obvious that you have not been on many opennap networks lately or if you have, you have'nt paid any attention to the countless people using Utatane, Lopster, Audignome, XNap and several other popular client alternatives. to state that "Without winmx, opennap is dead." is simply outlandish and conveys a non productive attitude towards the utimate goal of filesharing which brings us all together in the first place. I also saw nowhere in the thread where the following took place "even he admits that the majority opennap file sharers are winmx ones."
I'd like to quote an article from Slycks Guide To WinMX:
WinMX has an interesting history in the P2P world. During the reign of Napster, WinMX was merely an OpenNap client. It gained an impressive following of OpenNap users, who enjoyed this client's vast array of functionality and features. However, the climate of P2P networking was about to change.
As an OpenNap client, WinMX was largely dependent on the health of this community. During the Napster's heyday, OpenNap was a terrific alternative to this crowded network. In addition, with over 100,000 users, this community could provide just about any mp3 one was looking for."
so you see, winmx actually GOT IT'S START from OPENNAP!
To again quote Slyck's Guide To WinMX:
"On May 2nd, 2001, WinMX version 2.5 was released. Along with its typical OpenNap support, the client also introduced the WinMX Peer Networking Protocol (WPNP). Since WinMX already had an impressive number of users, a core epicenter was already in place that would help fuel the P2P renaissance."
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http://www.slyck.com/winmx.phpBefore Version 2.5 the WPN did not even exist. As you see, the "Core" users which made up the new WPNP were the original OPENNAP users who had already been using winmx.
I am a user of winmx and opennap both. All I said was that some opennap users and the server operators (along with the new developer of the new slavanap versions) feel that only allowing que requests from the same client IE: other mx users only, is actually unfair in that this procedure ignores thousands of otherwise deserving users who happen to have done nothing wrong except choose a differant client for their filesharing needs. Furthermore, the procedures winmx has implemented for search request's was the only other thing mentioned.
Hate, anti P2P, bullshit piece of code..... I used none of these terms and did not see them used by anyone else. Is winmx evil? of course not. That was simply a descriptive term used in my opinion as more humorous than anything else.
Can't we all just share files and get along?
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As far as TBiB's problem with the list sending thing, I'd like to hear from him again and find out if he's discovered a cause/solution yet?
