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Jeff Kardde
Member # 411
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Well, now that Napster's pretty much history, anyone got any recomendations for a good MP3 swapping site?
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Tec
Member # 136
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audio galaxy
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Jeff Kardde
Member # 411
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Tried that.Got a "fatal error" while registering.
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Hobbes
Member # 138
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Whoa.. I gonna post a thread like this too. Because I really want to know.
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TLE
Member # 280
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Limewire, iMesh, Bearshare... WinMX. All can be found at http://download.com and they all allow more than just mp3 searching, but use at your own risk.
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BlueElectron
Member # 281
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why not try Napigator??All you have to do is download the "add-up" from their website, install it on top of the original Napster body, then you're set 100s of servers to choose from, and just as reliable as the servers provided by Napster itself. And absolutely no need to learn how to use a new program, because all basic functions are as same as Napster since that Napigator is a add-on. [ June 03, 2001: Message edited by: BlueElectron ]
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TSN
Member # 31
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Napigator doesn't help me very much. The servers that actually have stuff on them are always full. And the problem w/ Napster in general is that nobody will/can share anything anymore.
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BlueElectron
Member # 281
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Really??well, personally, I've had some very good experiences with it. Try the server "nospeed", I've never been locked out of it, and it is usually the second or third largest server around.
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BlueElectron
Member # 281
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And from my understanding, servers on Napigator are "individual" or "private" servers hosted by providers other then Napster, therefore they're not bonded by the rules that have been applied to Napster's servers.Granted that they'll probably catch some heat in the future just like Napster, but at least for now they're working quite well. [ June 03, 2001: Message edited by: BlueElectron ]
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The_Tom
Member # 38
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I've had no real problems with audiogalaxy whatsoever, although it is sliding slowly towards legality by locking out a few artists' work as requested.
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Michael_T
Member # 144
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Does anyone know about how reliable Aimster is?
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TLE
Member # 280
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The Napster-AIM program? Never used it, or heard of anyone who has. I don't like how it's set up though.
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NightWing
Member # 4
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Try Gnutella
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Alshrim Dax
Member # 258
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Gnutella is the same place you get Limeware, Bearshare etc. etc. as was mentioned above by TLE!I like Limewire - but it can be a little bit of a bear. Because there is no dedicated server managing the lists - it's a little slower than you are used to with Napster. But all in all.. you can get quite a bit from Limewire/Bearshare.
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Charles Capps
Member # 9
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Up to a few months ago (when I last used it), Napigator + some of the OpenNap servers (musiccity, was it?) were damn good... found about everything I was looking for.Of course, sharing MP3s over a 56k is unfun majorly.
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Mr. Christopher
Member # 71
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Hear, hear, CC! I personally put my bid in for WinMX. BearShare and LimeWire aren't all that great. iMesh isn't very good, either. WinMX works fine with all versions of Windows, except ME. Works fine in 98SE (*shudder*) and works like a charm in 2000 Pro (Yay!)
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Alshrim Dax
Member # 258
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Well then .. I'll just haveta download WinMX. Limewire is just too... flaky. You don't always find what you're lookin' for.
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PsyLiam
Member # 73
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Hmm. I'd always heard that iMesh was good. Haven't tried it yet though, mainly because if you think downloading form a 56k modem is unfun, you try it from a shitty connection that gets 2k/sec at best.Besides, I got that Shonen Knife "I'm a Supergirl Song". I'm happy.
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Gurgeh
Member # 318
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I've found the search engine on gozilla.com to be rather good when looking for mp3s. It's just an ordinary search engine, but it seems to focus on the downloads you want. You don't need go!zilla to download the stuff either.
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